Carrots & Chicken Crockpot Stew

Here's another great slow-cooker chicken recipe. The flavors meld really well, and if you add just a little bit of cooking liquid it keeps the chicken from drying out.

Slow-Cooker Spiced Chicken & Carrots Stew

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths
• 8 skinless chicken thighs (I used chicken breasts)
  
• 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted if desired
• Couscous, for serving (optional)

Directions:

• Place carrots in slow cooker. In a bowl, toss together chicken, garlic, cinnamon, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; add to slow cooker. **Add several cups of chicken broth if desired, to keep chicken moist.** Cover, and cook on high, 4 hours (or on low, 8 hours), adding raisins 15 minutes before cooking is done.