Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Butternut Squash Slow Cooker Recipe
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Mandee and a few others suggested a slow-cooker which is a favorite kitchen appliance of mine! The last meal made in mine (before it cracked down the middle) was this Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Butternut Squash recipe. It deceivingly feels like a carb-fest because the butternut squash and sweet potatoes ending up looking so similar that you can hardly tell them apart. One serving of vegetables look and taste like a huge sweet potato. But in reality, the calories and carbs are actually cut drastically because of the butternut squash.
This is a perfect recipe for those days you are just hungry if you know what I mean.
Author/Source:
christine @ onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts (4 ounces each)
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, cut into fourths
- 2 medium butternut squash, cut into chunks
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Place all ingredients in slow cooker and place lid on top. Cook on low for 4 hours. Serve.
Cooking Instructions
- Combine all ingredients and put into a gallon size freezer bag.
- Freeze.
- Defrost freezer bag overnight in refrigerator and pour contents into slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 4 hours.
Nutritional Information
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe • Calories: 415
Fat: 3 • Protein: 57 • Carbs: 36 • Fiber: 8 • WW Points: 6 • Points+: 10
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- Tuesdays at the Table with All the Small Stuff



UH OH. i had the old recipe card for this and already have it in the slow cooker. I can
portion it and freeze it after cooking right?
yes, definitely.
Is it ok if I put ingredients directly in crockpot and don’t freeze them together the night before?
Yes, you most certainly can. We should make that more clear. Thanks for asking and helping us to see that.
thank you! i’m just starting to be a real person and cook so wanted to check
can i add a can of cream of chicken to recipe?
sure!
I’ve always read that you should put herbs in only at the last hour or so because they dont hold up to the long cooking. Your thoughts?
Sheri, I’ve not heard that they don’t hold their shape, but the flavor is still there.