Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Stew

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• Two (2) 15 oz cans tomato sauce (use 1 can no salt added to cut down on sodium)
• 2 tsp. caldo con sabor de pollo
• 1.5 -2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts (if you use breasts, cut into quarters)
• 1 pound small red-skinned potatoes, quartered (butternut squash is a nice alternative)
• 2 cups baby carrots
• 1 lb. fresh kale, well-rinsed
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 tbsp. chopped garlic
• ¼ tsp. black pepper