Crock Pot Orange Curry Chicken With Sweet Potato Pilaf

This dish came from a long stare into the pantry trying to put together a meal when i didn't have enough sweet potatoes for all 6 of us and couldn't get to the store. But i had a bunch of little oranges the kids weren't eating. Sometimes necessity is delicious. ;) it's not as involved as the long ingredient list looks and i'm sure it would be easy to halve if you're not feeding a big family with hungry teens.

Steps

Toss together all the pilaf ingredients except the chicken stock.

Spread the pilaf in the bottom of a 6 qt , oval crock pot.

Stuff the chicken cavities with 4 orange chunks and 2 onion quarters.

Place the chickens into the crock pot on top of the pilaf.

Sprinkle each chicken with a pinch of celery seed , a pinch of cumin , and 1 / 2tsp of curry powder.

Pour the chicken stock into the pot , being careful to not wash the seasoning off the chicken.

Since the crock pot will be very full , cook for 3-4 hours on high to get the middle heated quickly then turn down to low for another 4-5 hours.

Ingredients

sweet potatoes, long-grain rice, onion, orange, juice of, butter, olive oil, garlic, celery seed, cumin, curry powder, chicken stock, chicken, oranges, celery seeds