Lemon Chicken with Potatoes

From Clean Eating Mag

• 6 small red-skinned potatoes (each about 4 1/2 oz), scrubbed and quartered
• 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 6 5-oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thigh filets
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup 2% plain Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh dill, plus additional for garnish

1. In a 5- to 6-qt slow cooker, spread potatoes along bottom. Lay bell pepper over top.
2. Season chicken with salt and black pepper. In a large skillet on medium-high, heat oil. Add chicken and cook for about 6 minutes, turning halfway, until lightly browned. Arrange chicken pieces over top of potatoes and bell peppers. Reduce skillet heat to medium-low and add garlic; cook for 1 minutes, until lightly browned and fragrant. Sprinkle evenly over chicken. Cover and cook on high for 1.5-2 hours.
3. Remove chicken from slow cooker and set aside on a plate. Ladle about 1/4 cup liquid from slow cooker into a small bowl. To small bowl, add lemon juice, yogurt and arrowroot and whisk until smooth. Stir yogurt mixture back into the slow cooker. Stir in 3 tbsp dill. Return chicken pieces to slow cooker, nestling them on top of vegetable mixture. Turn heat to high, then cover and cook for 30 to 45 minutes, until sauce is thickened and potatoes are soft.

Notes from Jill's Kitchen: This was a strangely successful new crock-pot recipe. I have struggled with crock pot things lately, so I didn't have much hope that this one would be any good, but I planned it as our Sunday dinner this week anyway. The flavors were fantastic! I made quite a few changes to the original. Next time I might try something in place of the red pepper? I don't love super mushy red pepper, even if they added pretty good flavor. The original recipe included artichokes (add them in at the end, with the creamy stuff), but Sam doesn't like them, so I will try it with artichokes sometime when I'm not cooking for Sam. Because that happens so often in my life these days.