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Skinny Spicy Ginger Chicken

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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93% less sat fat • 44% fewer calories than the original recipe. Hungry? Now you can fill up on fresh, tasty chicken without filling out.

Skinny Spicy Ginger Chicken

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 6 hr 20 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 12 chicken drumsticks and/or thighs (2.5 to 3 pounds total), skinned
  • 2 14.5-ounce cans 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

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Place chicken pieces in a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.

Nutrition

270 Calories
4g Total Fat
30g Protein
28g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
100mg
34%
Sodium
460mg
19%
Potassium
290mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
28g
9%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
2g
Protein
30g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
10%
10%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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