Sweet 'n' Sour Sausage Recipe

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Carrots, green pepper and pineapple lend gorgeous color to this slow-cooked sausage supper from Barbara Schutz of Pandora, Ohio. "Serve this combination stir-fry style over rice or chow mein noodles," she suggests.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Sweet 'n' Sour Sausage Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 4-1/2 hours

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, sliced
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks, undrained
1-1/2 cups fresh baby carrots, quartered lengthwise
1 large green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 medium onion, cut into chunks
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
Hot cooked rice or chow mein noodles

Directions

In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 10 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until vegetables are tender.
Mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into sausage mixture. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1-cup serving (prepared with smoked turkey sausage and reduced-sodium soy sauce; calculated without rice) equals 250 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 34 mg cholesterol, 869 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 10 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fruit, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Sweet 'n' Sour Sausage in Quick Cooking May/June 2002, p36