Clean Eating Slow Cooker Cinnamon Chicken Recipe (2024)

ByTiffany McCauley

December 31, 2011March 31, 2021

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This slow cooker cinnamon chicken is a surprisingly delicious meal!

I know, I know. The thought of cinnamon and chicken didn’t sound very appetizing to me either at first.

Clean Eating Slow Cooker Cinnamon Chicken Recipe (1)

But man am I glad I tried it! In fact, I only got a small bowl of it because everyone around here scarfed it down so fast. You’ll have to trust me on this. It’s good!

And I should also mention that it is “Mini Chef Approved” which is saying something around here! It was simple to put together with easy-to-find ingredients and made enough for leftovers the next day. I enjoyed the last of it for lunch and can’t wait to make it again. Give it a try!

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SLOW COOKER CINNAMON CHICKEN RECIPE:

Slow Cooker Cinnamon Chicken

This unique dish is bursting with delicious flavor!

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Indian

Ingredients

2 lb. chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground cloves
¼ tsp. ground cardamom
15 oz. canned light coconut milk
1 oz. tomato sauce (low sodium is best, no sugar added)
6 medium carrots (peeled and sliced thin)

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Instructions

Place the sliced carrots in the bottom of the slow cooker’s ceramic insert.
Place your raw chicken on top of that.
Put everything else on top and turn on the pot.
Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until the chicken easily falls apart when poked at with a fork. (Internal temperature should be a minimum of 165 degrees F.)

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How big of a slow cooker would be necessary? I have a 1.5qt one, and I’ve never made anything in it before so I’m a little apprehensive of starting the recipe and then it not all fitting.
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1. Kara – My slow cooker is 4 quarts. You could try cutting the recipe in half.
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Oh My Gosh and How Fabulous!!!! I made this recipe with pork and it was delicious!!! My house was smelling so wonderful yesterday while it was cooking. Thank you so much for such a great recipe!
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1. Cheryl – My pleasure!! 🙂
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Am I the only one who thought this dish completely lacked flavor? I only post because I always read other cooks comments to determine if I want to make the dish or not, so I figured I would post my opinion of this dish. I had high hopes but in the end was very disappointed that I wasted 2 lbs of chicken breast. I had to add about 1/2 a cup of BBQ sauce as well as some BBQ seasoning to even make this taste like anything other than boiled plain chicken. Sorry gracious pantry, but for readers sake, I do not recommend making this recipe 🙁
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1. Kendall – I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you. But this dish is very flavorful. I’m wondering if something went wrong?
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just made this tonight for the 1st time and it was delicious! we thought this was flavorful without being over tge top. we enjoyed this ver much.
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1. Steph – Fantastic! 🙂
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Can I use crystallized ginger instead of cardamom?
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1. Amber – I’ve never used crystallized ginger so I’m not sure. Does that have sugar in it?
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I have an obsession with cinnamon!! This sounds AMAZING. But I definitely don’t need that many servings. There is only 2 of us 🙂 if I cut the recipe in half, do I still cook it for the same amount of time? Thanks!!!
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1. Michelle – That depends on the size of your slow cooker. If you have a smaller one, you could probably go almost the entire time. If it’s bigger, it will cook very quickly. It could also end up being dry. It’s always best to have your slow cooker be at least 1/2 full. If you do end up with leftovers, this freezes pretty well.
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I found you through Foodie and I too saw the Little House on the Prairie episode about the cinnamon chicken and have been looking for a cinnamon chicken recipe for 35 years!! Thank you! I cannot wait to try it!
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1. Kat – Awesome! Let me know how you like it! 🙂
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Can I use a whole chicken?
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1. Carol – I haven’t tried it that way. The chicken would not turn out exactly the same though because it would not be cooking completely in the sauce. But it would definitely cook, so it might be worth a shot.
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I can’t wait to try this, im thinking back to my favorite show, Little house on the prairie, Laura Ingalls always made cinnamon chicken, and it always sounded so good to me, so im very excited to make this, tonight!!
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1. Tracy – Really? I don’t remember that from those books, but I sure did love them. Let me know how you like it! 🙂
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