Polynesian Chicken

For Greg's mom's Mother's Day gift we made her this dinner. I found the website (http://skinnyms.com/14-days-of-weight-loss-entrees-dinner-under-285-calories/) on Pinterest and thought this was a perfect time to try one of the recipes out. All the recipes are under 285 calories and actually taste good! Greg's parents loved it! We even enjoyed it so much that I made it again for us a couple weeks later. There are 13 other recipes that I need to try on that page still. They look really good!

This is a very easy dinner to make. It only takes 10 minutes to get everything in the slow-cooker and then you are done. Just serve over rice or quinoa and that's it! This recipe has 255 calories per 1 cup serving (a little more if you use normal soy sauce). They have the other specifics like amount of sodium, etc. on skinnyms.com/slow-cooker-polynesian-chicken/ if you want to know the rest. Try it out and enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken breasts, cut into 2" cubes
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced into 1" strips
• 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks in natural juice
• 2 Tbsp. Bragg Liquid Aminos or lite soy sauce (I didn't have either so I used normal soy sauce)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (If you don't have fresh garlic use 1/8 tsp per clove)
• 2 tsp. freshly grated ginger
• 1/3 c. honey
• 2 Tbsp. cornstarch

 

Directions:

1. Use a 4-7 quart slow-cooker.
2. Pour juice from canned pineapple chunks into a small mixing bowl.
3. Add soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and honey; whisk to combine.
4. Add cornstarch and stir until combined.
5. Place cubed chicken in slow-cooker; add pineapple chunks.
6. Pour pineapple mixture over chicken, cover and cook on low 4-5 hours (I did it on high for 4-5 hours because that is the normal temperature for that amount of time. Or low for 6-8 hours; I've done both and both are great).
7. Add chopped bell peppers the last 15 minutes of cook time.
8. Serve chicken over a bed of quinoa or brown rice (I used quinoa and I love it! It is a super grain and really easy to make).