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Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken and Orzo

Published: December 4, 2013 | Updated: November 12, 2019 | By Ashlee

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I created my Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken and Orzo using Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauce as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars. #CampbellsSkilledSaucers

I love to cook, I know this isn’t news to any of you. BUT I have to say I’m LATE to jumping on the slow cooker bandwagon! It’s not that I don’t WANT to use my slow cooker, I DO!!! But I am NOT a morning person, like at ALL.

I just can’t seem to get it together that early in my day.  I usually roll out of bed in time to get the kids socks and shoes on and rush them to the car, usually still in my pj’s. The day my oldest was old enough to make school lunches was seriously the best!!!

it's easy to dress up this skillet sauce packet for a more homemade feel

Once I get home (if I’m not running errands) I play with the baby, shower, get dressed and then the rest of the afternoon flys by with blogging work: cooking or baking, photography, editing pictures, writing posts, etc… OR running errands!

Then it’s time to pick up the kids and then take them to their afternoon activities and then it’s home, it’s 5 and I have to rush to get something ready for dinner! THAT’S when I wish I had made the time early to make something in the slow cooker!

you can personalize these sauce packets to create an easy dressed up dinner

So when the chance came up to try out Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauce I jumped at the chance! I got to try a few flavors: Moroccan Spiced Stew, Sweet Korean BBQ and Tavern Style potroast. They tasted great and were so easy!

It was less than 5 mins or prep time. In fact I even put the meat in frozen so I didn’t have to remember to thaw it! Just toss in the protein and sauce with no prep work, serve with some rice, noodles or buns and your good to go, a totally easy slow cooker recipe!

start with a sauce packet and dress it up for a quick and easy dinner

I loved how simple it was AND it’s totally versatile! If you want to add other foods and mix it up a bit you can do that too! My husband thought that the Moroccan spiced stew was a little strong (I loved it, I ate it sloppy joe style on some homemade buns).

So I decided to make it again, this time with some extras. That way it fed more people (we have a somewhat large family) and created a different meal and still had an amazing flavor. A complete meal in one pot is always nice (I’m terrible at remembering side veggies and salads)

use a slow cooker and dress up this sauce packet for a quick dinner option

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Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken and Orzo

chicken and orzo with moroccan flavors
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slow cooker time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 479kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie
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Ingredients

  • 2-3 breast chicken
  • 1 pkg Campbell's Slow Cooker Sauce - Moroccan spiced stew
  • 1 medium onion
  • 6 red potatoes cubed
  • 1 C carrots mini or chopped
  • 2 C chicken broth
  • 1 C orzo
  • 1 C raisins
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro chopped
  • 1/2 C cashews
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Instructions

  • place the chicken breasts, sauce, onions and potatoes in your slow cooker.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
  • About an hour before your ready to eat add the chicken broth and carrots
  • Add the orzo, raisins and cilantro about 15 mins before your ready to eat, stir
  • Stir and serve, top with cashews (and a sprig of cilantro

Nutrition

Calories: 479kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 438mg | Potassium: 1732mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3613IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 4mg
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it doesn't get any easier than using a slow cooker with a packet and just dressing it up to personalize it for your own tastes

I’m excited to try the other slow cooker packages, Hawaiian Luau and Mexican Red Chile Taco! I’ll keep some of these around to toss in with frozen meat on crazy days and I’ll have an easy weeknight dinner!

AND the best part is my 12 YO want’s to start being responsible for dinner once a week. Maybe I’ll take over lunch box duty one day and she can get the slow cooker started for me??? SCORE!

This Moroccan chicken and Orzo dish is based on a slowcooker packet that I have amped up

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  1. marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings

    December 5, 2013 at 10:32 am

    Ooh I haven’t had Moroccan Chicken in so long. Your version looks super yummy

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 9, 2013 at 9:23 pm

      Thanks! I actually loved it straight, chicken and the sauce, esp if you like a really strong flavor! But adding all of this just really made something my entire family enjoyed it!

  2. Carly

    December 5, 2013 at 11:14 am

    This looks delicious. I have never cooked with orzo. I also love cashews on everything!! Crock pot cooking is my favorite.

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 9, 2013 at 9:23 pm

      oh me too! I love cashews! And orzo is super fun! I love rice and love pasta, Orzo is kind of a mix between the two!

  3. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking

    December 5, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    That looks so good! Gorgeous photos too. Pinned… can’t wait to try!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 9, 2013 at 9:24 pm

      Thanks so much! I love my new bowls! They make everything so much fun to eat!

  4. aimee @ like mother like daughter

    December 5, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    mmm, I tried the tavern pot roast and it was delicious. But haven’t had a chance to try the Moroccan chicken yet. This looks delicious, so I can’t wait to give it a try!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 9, 2013 at 9:27 pm

      your roast looked great too! I loved that you thickened the gravy, I’m ALL about gravy!

  5. Tara @ Suburble

    December 5, 2013 at 2:48 pm

    This looks fabulous! Pinning right now – I love slow cooker meals!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 9, 2013 at 9:28 pm

      I really need to try more, maybe make my 2014 food goal to use my slow cooker once a week? okay once a month maybe…

  6. Britni

    December 5, 2013 at 11:55 pm

    This looks fantastic and I absolutely love those little crocks, so perfect for this kind of meal!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 9, 2013 at 9:38 pm

      thanks! I just barely bought them, I was SO excited to use them!!! I love getting new food props.

  7. Emily @ Two Purple Couches

    December 6, 2013 at 8:58 am

    This sounds really good! I’m kind of the same way with my slow cooker… it seems like so much more effort to get a meal put together 8 hours earlier than necessary 😛 But, I should really do it more often; it’s so nice to come home from work to a fully cooked meal!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 9, 2013 at 9:39 pm

      right??? so glad I’m not the only one! So easy to simply put things off!

  8. Leanne

    December 6, 2013 at 5:09 pm

    Yum! It looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 9, 2013 at 9:46 pm

      Thanks! I was really happy with how it turned out! I’m getting better at doing the pretty side of food blogging, it’s really fun

  9. Christine

    December 7, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    I am definitely trying this recipe! On the books for Monday night. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 9, 2013 at 9:53 pm

      Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

  10. Jillian

    December 16, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    I really have to try this. My husband also tends to be a little shy of strong ethnic spices but I love them so this is happening!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      January 12, 2014 at 1:58 pm

      You’ll have to let me know what you think! It was really strong straight, but that didn’t bother me. My husband loves other ethnic spices, so it surprised me that he didn’t love Moroccan, but oh well!

  11. Denise

    January 25, 2014 at 7:33 am

    I think I will have to try now that I have seen it.
    Looks like it tastes good and it would give more options for dinner,
    I bought a slow cooker several months ago and have only used it once so this would be a great product to try.

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      February 6, 2014 at 1:43 am

      I need to use mine more, I just don’t think about dinner in the morning very often! ohhh I’m going to get stuff out right now for tomorrow! Glad I’m thinking about it now!

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