Cuban Chicken (Slow Cooker)

Yummy chicken dish. Great for a cold winter day.

Ingredients Instructions

  • one bell pepper, chopped
  • one onion, chopped
  • 2.5 pounds chicken thighs, skinned
  • 5 potatoes, chopped
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1 jar green olives, pitted

  • 1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 ounces)
  • 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca (or corn starch)
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced (I used garlic from a jar)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

  • 2 cups rice, uncooked

  • One lime, sliced into wedges

  1. Add bell pepper, onion, checken, potatoes, corn, and olives to slow cooker.
  2. Mix tomatoes and spices, then add to slow cooker.
  3. Cook on high for 6 hours. (Chicken should fall off bones.)
  4. Half an hour before serving, cook the rice.
  5. Serve chicken over rice, then squeeze lime juice on top.
  6. Optionally add Sriracha for spiciness.