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Skinny Spicy Ginger Chicken

Prep 20 min
Total 6 hr 20 min
Servings 6

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

Ingredients

chicken drumsticks and/or thighs (2.5 to 3 pounds total), skinned

14.5-ounce cans No-Salt-Added Diced Tomatoes

tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca

tablespoon grated fresh ginger

tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro or parsley

cloves garlic, minced

teaspoons packed brown sugar

1/2

teaspoon salt

1/2

teaspoon crushed red pepper

cups hot cooked whole grain couscous

tablespoons snipped fresh parsley

Steps

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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.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 270
Calories from Fat: 35

% Daily Value

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;