I am not going to do a Thanksgiving post because fortunately, this will be one day a year when I will have company when I eat. I will focus on something that I love, being CHEAP! I love deals and I am guilty of buying things just because they are on sale. Well, you know what goes on sale right around Thanksgiving, turkey, of course. This stew is a perfect way to use up Turkey legs and thighs. I used chicken in this recipe because I made it a while ago, and chicken thighs and legs always seem to be on sale so they are a perfect substitute.
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This is a recipe for a slow cooker, one of my favorite things in my kitchen. This is a full serving recipe, not cut down for one. You will definitely want leftovers of this, trust me.
Lets gather some ingredients and start prepping!
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Allspice.
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Mix the allspice with some kosher salt, this will be the main seasoning for the stew.
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You need some squash. If someone has a trick to peeling one of these things, I would be in debt to you forever if you could email me diningaloneblog at gmail dot com. I labored through it, and if someone gives me a great peeling tip I will make something else with it and share it with you all.
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You want to scoop out all the seeds and discard them.
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Then chop it up.
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You need some carrots also, those are very easy to peel.
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Some red onion is needed also, the colors of this stew are so pretty once you put everything together.
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Look at all those gorgeous veggies! You just need a rough chop on them so you have bite sized pieces.
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You also need some garbanzo beans (aka chick peas), dried apricots, raisins, diced tomatoes and cumin. Now that we have everything prepped lets get it all in the crock pot.
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Put your poultry in the bottom of the crock pot and season with half the salt and allspice mix.
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Put the veggies in a bowl with the apricots, raisins, canned tomatoes, the garbanzo beans, and the remainder of the salt mix. You can also throw in some dried chiles if you want.
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Stir it all up, your hands work great for this step.
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Pour it over the chicken or turkey.
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Pop on the lid and forget about it for about 7 hours. Go read a book, go to the park, go do some holiday shopping, OR go to work...but only if you HAVE to!
When you are just about to eat you can make a little sauce to drizzle over the stew. It is so simple.
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Olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, parsley, cilantro, garlic and some salt.
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Zap it together in your food processor and you are ready to serve!
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When you pull that lid off you are going to want to dive right into the crock pot. I just filled my bowl with the veggies and broth then went straight after the meat. It literally just falls off the bones, so incredible.
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I think I have said this about 10 times since I started this blog, but this is one of the best things I have ever had, I can't believe I made it myself and it was SO easy.