Orange-Maple Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Acorn Squash

One of my favorite Food Network shows is Quick Fix Meals. She has a wonderful recipe for Maple-Orange Chicken with Acorn Squash and Sweet Potatoes.

I didn't know what hoisin sauce was, so I looked for a recipe and found this one.

I decided to stray a bit from the original recipe and put the two together to make this:

Sauce:

1/4 cup orange juice concentrate

1 cup chicken broth

2 tablespoons maple syrup

4 tablespoons soy sauce

1 heaping tablespoon peanut butter

1 tablespoon molasses

2 teaspoons white vinegar

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon pepper

(I don't like spicy things so I left out the hot sauce part, but you could add 20 drops of Chinese hot sauce if you like). Mix together and set aside.

Layer in slow cooker:

1 small to medium acorn squash peeled, seeded, and chopped into 2" pieces.

2 sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 2" pieces.

5 chicken breasts (with or without bones), seasoned all over with salt and pepper. (I used thighs)

Pour sauce over all. Cook on high 3 to 4 hours or low 6 to 8 hours.

Since I am the only one eating this dish, I made this into four separate portions; three in containers to toss in the freezer (before I cooked it)......

and one portion in the slow cooker for supper.

It was delicious! It will remain on my "regular" list for sure.