Having a gas stove is great.
Until you don’t have gas.
Tuesday night we were awakened by a pounding on our door and someone yelling “fire!” Never a good feeling (as we learned in last April’s fire).
The good news is that we all got out safely and no one’s living space was harmed. Unfortunately, our landlady lost her art studio.
Due to the fire, they had to cut off the gas. So we have no stove, no hot water, and no dryer. Thank god I learned to use the slow cooker! Strange circumstances can lead to good food.
This creation was inspired by an open bottle of wine. What else would you expect anything else from me?
It is truly a “throw everything that needs to be used into the pot” recipe. I’ve learned just how easy it is to do this with a slow cooker – a fact that continues to amaze me.
Garlic, onion, rosemary, and wine is a classically delicious combo. It make me feel French, and you know they’re classy. Carrots are always a good add for a stew too. The white sweet potato was a bit of a strange add. Without an oven I can’t roast it like I usually do… so slow cooker it is!
Adjust the veggies based on what you have in your fridge. This is an easy base for your own creation!
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Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Chicken in Red Wine
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut in 1-inch pieces
- 2 carrots, chopped
- ½ C red wine
- ½ C low sodium chicken broth
- 2 cloves garlic, halved
- 2 springs fresh rosemary
- 1 T dried marjoram
- 1 tsp ancho chili powder
- Slat and papper, to taste
- 4 boneless chicken breasts (~1 lb)
Coat slow cooker with cooking spray.
Add the onion, sweet potato, carrots, wine, broth, garlic, and rosemary.
Sprinkle chicken evenly with marjoram, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Place chicken on top of vegetables.
Cook 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
Makes 4 servings.
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It could be a week before we have gas and I’m not quite that hearty… we’re running away for a long weekend!
What’s the last slow cooker recipe you made?
Do you like “throw everything in a pot” experiments recipes?
OMG! I’m glad you’re safe. You have terrible luck with fires! I wouldn’t be able to survive a week at home without gas either. Not that I’m ever at “home” much these days haha
Ha! Same for us. We just ran away to Vegas.
Glad everyone is okay! That’s really scary.
Thanks! I may have needed to change my underwear… lol!
So glad everyone is safe! That is so scary!!! Thank goodness for crockpots and wine.
OMG how awful!! But the stew…now you’re speaking my language. You had me at “throw everything in a crockpot!” Yep. So glad all is well with your building and you!
Thanks Allie! Did you ever hear the joke – “If I am what I eat, I’m fact, cheap, and easy”? Hahaha!
As I said before, what is with you people and fire. Seriously. But I am very glad that there was no major collateral damage. Any time something is cooked with wine (whether or not the wine is used for the cooking) , good things are coming, in my opinion.
I know… 3 strikes and you’re out, right? UGH.
throw everything in the pot recipes are MY kind of recipes!! i always get nervous potatoes won’t cook as quickly in the crockpot!
They work fine as long as you cut them thin enough. Same for carrots. 🙂
I do have gas. Jealous? Don’t be; it’s the pregnancy kind.
Vegas says I have no excuses. Party pooper.
super easy and delicious dinner.
I’m glad you’re safe, omg!
I’ve been whipping up a bunch of new slow cooker recipes…seems to always please the family and since it’s winter break and I’m the one feeding people…gotta make it easy sometimes 😉
I’m loving all your recipes! 🙂
Yikes, I’m really glad you’re okay and that no one was hurt! Not how ANYONE wants to wake up. Looks like 2016 is heating up already, though. (Oh my gosh, that was bad.) 😉
HA! I literally LOL’d.
I’m so glad you guys are okay! You know, I’ve always wanted a gas stove (with spider burners…a girl can dream!) but now I’m not so sure. Just kidding, of course I still want the stove.
This recipe sounds great! The crockpot and I are BFFs!
Get the stove! It didn’t have anything to do with the fire this time thankfully!
saved by the slow cooker, and wine, and um fire extinguisher! goodness I’m glad you are ok!
I wish I’d taken a picture of the studio… it was no job for fire extinguisher. But you know Vegas keeps like 5 in our house now. LOL!
Scar situation there glad no one was hurt. I love to make chicken in the crock pot for my kids. I don’t have to touch the chicken as much 🙂 and it’s easy. i think they would eat this one!
Added bonus for sure! I still hate touching raw chicken and I cook it all the time.
Omg. I missed this. And the long weekend too! So hlad you’re safe though. Now stop these fire games, will ya??
We actually said too bad you didn’t stay longer… you would have had 4 trucks of firemen! 😉
I love slow cooker meals that are more inventive than just some sort of stew. With a meal like this, you’d never guess it wasn’t oven baked!
Thank you! Much easier clean up too. 🙂
Totally making this for dinner tonight 😉 AND I’ll enjoy it with a little tipple mwhahahaha. Happy Anniversary Belatedly!!! I hope the gas returns soon!
Let me know if you do try it! YOU totally deserve a sip (or 5). 😉
MOTHER F-BOMB! No one gave me a damn slow cooker for XMAS. Guess I’ll have to buy it myself. UGH! LOL! I wanna get my chicken DRUNK AF.
Oh wow… Praise God that you are okay. I hope you have had an okay week. 🙂
Thanks Emily! 🙂
I just love sweet potatoes! If you ever get the chance to try purple flesh sweet potatoes (Japanese purple flesh sweet potatoes) at Whole Foods, do it! They look so odd but they are so good. They’re so sweet that when you roast them in wedges, they seep out this delicious caramel juice that is just too hard to beat. I love the orange ones, no doubt, but those purple ones are like eating candy!:) I hope you’re feeling better!!
I LOVE the purple ones!!! They haven’t had them at my Whole Foods lately, but we’ve been eating a lot of the white Japanese ones. Totally agree on the caramel factor too. 🙂