Orange Chicken

A. made dinner in the slow cooker from this recipe from Real Simple, and was not at all happy with how it turned out. The cook time is off quite a bit, and we ended up with cooked chicken, vegetables still raw, and the cooking liquid was separated. Basically the whole thing didn't have time to come together. I'm no expert in slow cooking, so I'm not sure what could be done to improve it - maybe chopping the potatoes, browning the chicken, and cooking on low for 8 hours would be a place to start. We've got a lot left over, so I've been thinking of how to salvage it. I'm going to try putting it in a stock pot, adding a little more liquid, and simmering it, covered, for the better part of an hour. It needs a lot more flavor to it, too, so I'll add a bunch of salt.