Crockpot Chicken and Apples
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
6 ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg2 garlic cloves, minced1 onion, chopped6 (24 oz) boneless skinless chicken breasts3 Granny smith apples, cored and slicedsalt and pepper to taste1 tablespoons cornstarch3/4 cup of quinoa or brown rice (not cooked)
In small bowl, combine thawed orange juice concentrate (do not use regular orange juice!), marjoram, and nutmeg. Place onions and garlic in bottom of 3-4 quart slow cooker. Dip each chicken breast into the orange mixture to coat and place in crockpot over onions. Pour any remaining orange juice mixture over the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours until chicken is almost cooked. Add apples and cook 40-50 minutes longer on low until apples are tender and chicken is thoroughly cooked.
Mix together water and cornstarch in a small bowl and stir into the juices in saucepan. Cover and cook on high heat, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick and bubbly, 10-15 minutes. Serve the sauce over the chicken and apples.
Cook your qunioa while making the sauce and serve your chicken and apples over the quinoa.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHITNPHAT.
Mix together water and cornstarch in a small bowl and stir into the juices in saucepan. Cover and cook on high heat, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick and bubbly, 10-15 minutes. Serve the sauce over the chicken and apples.
Cook your qunioa while making the sauce and serve your chicken and apples over the quinoa.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHITNPHAT.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 359.5
- Total Fat: 4.2 g
- Cholesterol: 65.7 mg
- Sodium: 77.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 48.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
- Protein: 31.5 g
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