Chicken Stew with Pepper and Pineapple

Made in a slow cooker, this sweet and savory stew is seasoned with allspice, ginger and hot pepper sauce and thickened with a corn starch and pineapple juice thickener.

• Calories: 249 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into cubes
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 4 cups carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, juice reserved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix chicken, carrots, broth, ginger root, brown sugar, soy sauce, allspice and pepper sauce in 1 1/2- to 4-quart crock pot slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink in center.

Step 2

Mix cornstarch and reserved pineapple juice; gradually stir into chicken mixture. Stir in pineapple and bell pepper. Cover and cook on high heat setting about 15 minutes longer or until slightly thickened and bubbly.