Healthy Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken

If you want to create a meal that will fill your house with a wonderful aroma, your tummy with lots of protein and fiber, and your tastebuds with wonderful spices, this slow cooker Moroccan chicken dish is for you! This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosures.

To be honest with you, I’m not sure why I call this dish Moroccan chicken, but we do. My sister-in-law shared a recipe with a similar flavor profile with me and the name just stuck.

The truth is, this is a delicious chicken stew recipe bursting with aromatic flavors. It’s healthy, comfort food at its finest.

I find myself making it often because it’s a people-pleasing recipe. I love the soft, shredded chicken covered in sweet raisins, delicious and aromatic flavors, and savory chicken broth.

It’s the perfect weeknight meal for a cold, winter day, although I’ve been known to make it year-round because it’s so good!

How to Make Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken

Here’s how to make this tantalizing and aromatic dish in four simple steps:

Step #1: Gather Your Ingredients

Start by gathering all your ingredients. You’ll need:

• 1.5 lb organic boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 3-4 chicken breasts)
• 1 large onion, diced
• 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped (feel free to use more if you love garlic!)
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes (with juice)
• 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 2/3 cup raisins
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• Ground pepper, to taste
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs

Step #2: Saute Onions and Garlic

Using a non-stick pan with a little avocado oil or other high-heat vegetable oil, saute the onions until lightly browned, then add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds until aromatic. Set aside.

Step #3: Place Everything in Your Slow Cooker

Next, layer all of the ingredients in your slow cooker as pictured. Start with the chicken breasts, then add the sauteed onions and garlic, garbanzo beans, raisins, tomatoes, spices, chicken stock and top with thyme sprigs.

Set slow cooker to cook on high for four hours. Do not cook it longer than four hours or the chicken may become mealy.

Step #4: Shred and Serve

After the Moroccan chicken has finished its cooking cycle, remove the thyme sprigs and then shred the chicken breasts with two forks. It should easily fall apart.

If you’re struggling to shred it, remove the breasts from the slow cooker and place them onto a plate. Allow them to cool for 10 minutes, then use your fork or hands to gently shred the chicken. Be careful and use gloves if the chicken is too hot to handle.

The Taste

You’ll taste the savory spices mixed with a touch of sweetness thanks to the raisins and cinnamon.

Serve over brown rice or mashed potatoes to help soak up the juices. You can also serve it with a crusty gluten-free bread if you’re up for making one.

This dish will taste like you slaved away in the kitchen all day, but indeed, you made it in minutes and the slow cooker did all the work. Nicely done!

Other Slow Cooker Recipes

Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup: Mmmm, this slow cooker chicken enchilada soup fills you up and tastes amazing too. Whoever said ‘soup’s not a meal’ will change their mind when they taste this.

Slow Cooker Picante Chicken: Somehow all these wonderful ingredients work together to create a delicious and easy weeknight meal. My family loves slow cooker picante chicken night!