Maple-Orange Chicken with Acorn Squash and Sweet Potatoes

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
48%
Maple-Orange Chicken with Acorn Squash and Sweet Potatoes
375 min.
4
609kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 1  acorn squash small to medium peeled seeded cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 25 ounce chicken breast halves skinless with or without bone
  • 0.3 cup parsley leaves fresh chopped
  • 1 tablespoons rosemary leaves fresh finely chopped
  • 4 servings salt and ground pepper black
  • 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce 
  • 2  leeks rinsed chopped
  • 0.5 cup chicken broth reduced-sodium
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup 
  • 0.5 cup orange juice 
  • 1 cup orange marmalade 
  • 2  sweet potatoes peeled cut into 2-inch pieces

Equipment

  • bowl
  • slow cooker

Directions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Place squash and sweet potatoes and leeks in the slow cooker. Season chicken all over with salt and black pepper and place on top of vegetables in slow cooker. In a medium bowl, combine orange marmalade and remaining ingredients.
  3. Pour mixture over chicken and vegetables. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
  4. Serve 4 of the chicken breast halves with squash and potatoes on the side and extra sauce spooned over top (reserve remaining chicken for pizza). Top with parsley and rosemary just before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories609kcal
Protein26.96%
Fat7.65%
Carbs65.39%

Properties

Glycemic Index
60.63
Glycemic Load
15.91
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
39.749130606651%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.05mg
Hesperetin
3.7mg
Naringenin
0.79mg
Apigenin
8.09mg
Luteolin
0.07mg
Kaempferol
1.26mg
Myricetin
0.7mg
Quercetin
0.14mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:609.44kcal
30.47%
Fat:5.32g
8.19%
Saturated Fat:1.17g
7.31%
Carbohydrates:102.44g
34.15%
Net Carbohydrates:95.68g
34.79%
Sugar:61.22g
68.02%
Cholesterol:113.52mg
37.84%
Sodium:401.28mg
17.45%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:42.24g
84.48%
Vitamin A:17664.63IU
353.29%
Vitamin B3:20.72mg
103.59%
Vitamin B6:1.87mg
93.56%
Selenium:58.95µg
84.22%
Vitamin K:85.02µg
80.97%
Vitamin C:46.48mg
56.34%
Phosphorus:501.07mg
50.11%
Potassium:1648.81mg
47.11%
Manganese:0.88mg
44.06%
Vitamin B5:4.02mg
40.16%
Magnesium:131.07mg
32.77%
Vitamin B1:0.42mg
27.86%
Fiber:6.76g
27.04%
Copper:0.46mg
22.81%
Vitamin B2:0.39mg
22.66%
Folate:90µg
22.5%
Iron:3.6mg
19.99%
Calcium:153.49mg
15.35%
Zinc:1.73mg
11.54%
Vitamin E:1.14mg
7.6%
Vitamin B12:0.38µg
6.4%
Vitamin D:0.18µg
1.18%