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Healthified Spicy Ginger Chicken

1 review

2 ratings

93% less sat fat • 44% fewer calories than the original recipe. Hungry? Now you can fill up on fresh, tasty chicken without filling out.

Prep Time:20 min

Start to Finish:3 hr 20 min

makes:6 Servings

12	chicken drumsticks and/or thighs (2.5 to 3 pounds total), skinned
2	14.5-ounce cans Muir Glen® No-Salt-Added Diced Tomatoes
2	tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
1	tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1	tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro or parsley
4	cloves garlic, minced
2	teaspoons packed brown sugar
1/2	teaspoon salt
1/2	teaspoon crushed red pepper
3	cups hot cooked whole grain couscous
2	tablespoons snipped fresh parsley

1.	Place chicken pieces in a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
2.	Drain tomatoes, reserving juice from one can. For sauce, in a medium bowl combine tomatoes and the reserved juice, the tapioca, ginger, cilantro, garlic, brown sugar, salt, and crushed red pepper. Pour sauce over chicken.
3.	Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Skim fat from sauce. Serve chicken and sauce with hot cooked couscous in shallow bowls. Sprinkle with parsley.

Nutritional Information

1 Serving: Calories 280 (Calories from Fat 40); Total Fat 4g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 80mg; Sodium 330mg; Total Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 6g, Sugars 6g); Protein 27g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 16%; Vitamin C 25%; Calcium 6%; Iron 15% Exchanges: 2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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sound good, will try
Posted at 2:20 PM on January 28 2010 by acar209