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Maple-Orange Chicken with Acorn Squash and Sweet Potatoes
, 2006, Robin Miller, All rights reserved
Show:  Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller
Episode:  Colorful Slow Cooking
Maple-Orange Chicken with Acorn Squash and Sweet Potatoes
1 small to medium acorn squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 leeks, rinsed and chopped
5 (5-ounce) skinless chicken breast halves (with or without bone)
Salt and ground black pepper
1 cup orange marmalade
1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon maple syrup

For the garnish:
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves

Place squash and sweet potatoes and leeks in the slow cooker. Season chicken all over with salt and black pepper and place on top of vegetables in slow cooker. In a medium bowl, combine orange marmalade and remaining ingredients. Pour mixture over chicken and vegetables. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.

Serve 4 of the chicken breast halves with squash and potatoes on the side and extra sauce spooned over top (reserve remaining chicken for pizza). Top with parsley and rosemary just before serving.

Other Recipes from this Episode
Black Bean Soup with Crab and Andouille Sausage
White Pizza with Chicken, Pesto and Pine Nuts
Garlic-Spiked Broccoli with Cranberries

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Yield: 4 servings (with 1 chicken breast left over for white pizza)

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