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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Chicken Thighs/Mandarin-Tomato/CrockPot

8 oz chicken thighs, skin removed, cut into 1" pieces
1 onion, chopped
12 oz. carrots, chopped
14.5 oz diced tomatoes, no salt added
6 oz tomato paste, no salt added
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 mandarins, segmented
1 blood orange, juice and zest
1 TBS dried basil
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp ground pepper
1 tsp Mrs Dash Garlic & herb seasoning
1 tsp sugar
2 TBS lemon juice (optional)

In a slow cooker, combine the chicken, onion, carrots, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, the mandarin segments, juice of the blood orange, the zest of the blood orange, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, ground pepper and Mrs. Dash. Mix thoroughly.

Cover and cook on low heat in the slow cooker for 5-6 hours. Don't let the chicken get too dry. Stir in the sugar and lemon juice (optional). Serve over rice.

Makes four servings.
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