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Chicken 'n' Peppers Recipe

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With garden-fresh peppers and tender chicken, this dish is perfect when your family is craving a lighter dinner. Serve it with rice and green salad

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Chicken 'n' Peppers Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

10 15 25

Ingredients

3/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each), cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 each medium green, yellow and sweet red peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 cup water

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the broth, soy sauce, garlic, cornstarch, ginger and cayenne pepper. Add chicken; stir to coat. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to medium. Add peppers and water; cook and stir for 5-8 minutes or until peppers are tender. Yield: 6 servings.

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (prepared with low-sodium chicken broth and soy sauce) equals 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable; also, 200 calories, 207 mg sodium, 73 mg cholesterol, 8 gm carbohydrate, 29 mg protein, 7 gm fat.

Originally published as Chicken 'n' Peppers in Country Chicken Cookbook , p40

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2011 by eli05

it was good, not out standing.

Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2010 by Gilda0107

Thid is absolutely delicious

Reviewed on May. 17, 2009 by mmounteer

I did not have cayenne pepper in my spice cupboard so I omitted it, and made it a little more kid friendly. I loved the flavor and consistency of the sauce: not too thin and not too thick