Thursday, September 26, 2002

I love to throw stuff in the crockpot in the morning and forget about making dinner! ORIENTAL CHICKEN STEW -- Serves 4 to 6 4 medium carrots, cut into pieces 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into pieces 1/2 cup fat free chicken broth 1 tspn ground ginger 1 tbspn brown sugar 2 tbspns teriyaki sauce 1/2 tspn ground allspice 1/2 tspn hot pepper sauce 1 tbspn cornstarch 1 (8 oz.) can pineapple chunks, packed in juice, drained and juice reserved 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into pieces 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into pieces 1 cup broccoli flowerets Mix all ingredients except pineapple, cornstarch,broccoli and peppers in crockpot; and Cover and cook on low heat setting for 8 hours (high setting for 4 hours) until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink. Mix reserved pineapple juice and cornstarch until smooth; gradually stir into chicken mixture. Stir in pineapple. Cover and cook on high heat setting for 15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Total Calories per serving -- 210 Total Fat -- 4 grams Saturated Fat -- 1 gram (Serve over rice ---- if you do so add 120 calories to this dish -- makes total calories for this 330) 9:10:56 AM     Random Testing for E. Coli Is Set for Meatpacking Sites. The Agriculture Department has announced that it will begin randomly testing for E. coli at all meatpacking plants in the United States. By The New York Times. [New York Times: Health] 8:59:46 AM     The Lean Plate Club: Diet Ads That Are Hard to Swallow. (Consumer: health) Washington Post [News Is Free: Health] 8:58:31 AM

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