Slow-Cooker Moroccan Chicken

This is the first in a series of crock-pot meals we've come to love and make weekly thanks to the collection of user-submitted recipes at sparkrecipes.com

So dust off that slow-cooker and get ready for some wonderful fall cooking!

Slow-Cooker Moroccan Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. chicken breasts
• 4 tsp Moroccan Spice Blend (see recipe below)
• 2 14.5 oz. cans diced tomatoes with onion and garlic
• 5 small or 2 large yellow summer squash
• .5 c golden raisins
• .5 c. dried apricots
• 1.5 c. chicken stock
• 1 tbsp quick-cooking tapioca (optional)

Directions

1. Remove skin from chicken; rub with Morrocan Spice Blend (see below) and place in slow cooker.
2. Cut squash into .25 inch rounds.
3. Snip apricots into small pieces.
4. Combine apricots, tomatoes (undrained), raisins, squash, stock, and 2 tsp of the spice blend. Pour over chicken, and stir a bit to get some juice under the chicken.
5. Cook in slow cooker for 3 hours on high, or 6 hours on low.

Makes 6 one cup servings.

Recommend serving over 1/2 servings of couscous or jasmine rice.

Moroccan Spice Blend (Ras el Hanout) (makes 2 tbsp)

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Nutritional info: Calories=210, Fat=4g, Carbohydrates=26g, Protein=19g

Recipe by SparkPeople user QUIXOTICKATE