Sweet and Spicy Chicken (Slow Cooker)

This sweet and spicy chicken recipe gets delicate, nice flavor from the sweet clementines, rosemary, onions and five-spice powder. This dish is marvelous for entertaining, but you could also make it for a casual weeknight dinner. It is so easy to make and it tastes and looks amazing.

I know I will be making this again, it was so good.

Sweet and Spicy Chicken Recipe

What you will need

2/3 cups fresh orange juice (from 2 large oranges)

1/3 cup orange marmalade

3/4 cups white wine

1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped

1 medium red onion, sliced

1 tsp rosemary

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

3 lbs boneless chicken breasts

2 tsp five spice powder

Celtic sea salt and black pepper, to taste

7 clementines

1 1/2 Tbsp arrowroot starch

pomegranate arils or sliced green onions, optional

Preparation

Cut the onions, juice the oranges.

Combine the first seven ingredients in a slow cooker.

Cut the chicken breasts in slices, and season with five spice powder, salt, and pepper.

I know, raw chicken looks gross… But trust me, after it’s cooked, it will become an awesome deliciousness for supper. 🙂

Place chicken slices in the slow cooker and stir the chicken a little bit so it is covered with the sauce and onions.

Aren’t these clementines just wonderful! Nature’s candy. I love their citrus smell and honey-like sweet flavor. I just want to reach out and grab some straight from the screen.

Top chicken with clementines, cover and cook at LOW for 4 hours.

Remove chicken and onions from slow cooker. Pour liquid in a medium saucepan, reserving about 1/4 cup. Mix reserved liquid with 1 1/2 Tbsp arrowroot starch, until smooth. Return to the orange mixture in the saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly,  1 minute or until sauce thickens.

Serve sauce over chicken, sprinkle with pomegranate arils or green onions, if desired. I like to serve the chicken over organic brown rice. Adjust seasonings if necessary. I usually season again with freshly ground black pepper and sea salt, just because I love well-seasoned meals and I believe it brings out all the flavor. 🙂

Hope you enjoy this festive sweet spicy chicken!

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Sweet and Spicy Chicken (Slow Cooker)

This sweet and spicy chicken recipe gets delicate, complex flavor from tangy clementines, rosemary, onions and five-spicy powder.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 404kcal

AUTHOR Neli Howard | Delicious Meets Healthy

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 cups white wine
• 2/3 cups fresh orange juice, from 2 large oranges
• 1/3 cup orange marmalade
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium red onion, sliced
• 1 tsp rosemary
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 3 lbs boneless chicken breasts
• 2 tsp five spice powder
• Celtic sea salt and black pepper, to taste
• 7 clementines
• 1 1/2 Tbsp arrowroot starch
• pomegranate arils or sliced green onions, optional

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INSTRUCTIONS

• Combine the first six ingredients in a slow cooker.
• Cut the chicken breasts in slices, and season with five spice powder, salt and pepper.
• Place chicken slices in the slow cooker and stir the chicken a little bit so it is covered with the sauce and onions. Top with clementines, cover and cook at LOW for 4 hours.
• Remove chicken and onions from slow cooker. Pour liquid in a medium saucepan, reserving about 1/4 cup. Mix reserved liquid with 1 1/2 Tbsp arrowroot starch, until smooth. Return to the orange mixture in the saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until sauce thickens.
• Serve sauce over chicken, sprinkle with pomegranates or green onions, if desired.

NUTRITION

Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 605mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 44.8mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1.9mg

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Easy Dinner, Gluten Free, Paleo, Slow Cooker, Whole30