Chicken Stew with Pepper and Pineapple

The yummy gingery-flavored sauce is delicious! To get every last drop, spoon Chicken Stew with Pepper and Pineapple over hot cooked rice.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 boned and skinned chicken breasts
• 4 medium carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 8 ounces pineapple chunks in juice, juice drained and reserved
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients except pineapple, pineapple juice, cornstarch and bell pepper in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours or until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink in center.
3. Mix reserved pineapple juice and corn starch until smooth.
4. Gradually stir into chicken mixture.
5. Stir in pineapple and bell pepper.
6. Cover and cook on high heat setting about 15 minutes or until slightly thickened.
7. Serve with rice, sliced green onions, toasted coconut and chopped peanuts or cashews.

Nutrition

Per serving: 195 Calories; 2g Fat (7% calories from fat); 22g Protein; 24g Carbohydrate; 48mg Cholesterol; 280mg Sodium

Exchanges: 3 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit

Attribution

Betty Crocker Slow Cooker