Lovin' my Crock

These days I've been putting the crock pot to good use. I love that I can prepare dinner any time of the day that works for me. Here's a recent favorite we had from Taste of Home. It's a perfect fall/winter stew for a blustery day!

Chicken Apple Stew (serves 6-8)
~4 medium potatoes, cubed
~4 carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices
~1 onion, halved and sliced
~1 celery rib, thinly sliced
~1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
~3/4 tsp. dried thyme
~1/2 tsp pepper
~1/2 tsp. caraway seeds
~2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
~2 T. olive oil
~1 large tart apple, peeled and cubed small
~1 1/4 cups apple cider
~1 T. cider vinegar
~1 bay leaf

Layer the potatoes, carrots, onion and celery in crock pot.
Combine the salt, thyme, pepper and caraway; sprinkle half over vegetables.
In a skillet, saute chicken in olive oil until browned; transfer to crock pot.
Top with apple.
Combine apple cider and vinegar; pour over chicken and apple.
Sprinkle with remaining salt mixture.
Top with bay leaf.
Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until vegetables are tender and chicken juices run clear.
Discard bay leaf.
Stir before serving.

I have a really big crock pot so I actually doubled this so that we could have leftovers for lunch (and another dinner!).
Enjoy!