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Recipe courtesy of Robin Miller

Show: Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller

Episode: Colorful Slow Cooking

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Maple-Orange Chicken with Acorn Squash and Sweet Potatoes

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Slow-Cook Maple-Orange Chicken (03:13)

Total:: 6 hr 15 min
Prep:: 15 min
Cook:: 6 hr

Yield:: 4 servings (with 1 chicken breast left over for white pizza)

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

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

Directions

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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.

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Yield: 4 servings (with 1 chicken breast left over for white pizza)
Ingredients: 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; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves; 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves

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