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.
Nutrition per serving:

Fisherman's Stew

1 Cup cherry tomatoes

14.5 oz diced tomatoes, no salt added

1 Cup water

10 oz. apple juice

6 oz tomato paste, no salt added

5 oz. diced peppers

5 oz. diced onions

5 oz. diced celery

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 TBS dried basil

2 tsp dried thyme

2 tsp dried rosemary

1 tsp freshly ground pepper

1 tsp Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb seasoning

2 bay leaves

8 oz small scallops

8 oz. small or medium shrimp, shelled

11 oz. cod or halibut filets, cut into half-inch chunks

4 oz. mushrooms, stems & pieces

In a slow cooker, mix together the tomatoes, apple juice, water, tomato paste, peppers, onions, celery, garlic, basil, thyme, rosemary, ground pepper, Mrs. Dash and bay leaves. Cover and cook on low setting 5-6 hours. Remove bay leaves.

Stir in scallops, shrimp, cod or halibut. Cover and cook on the high setting 20-30 minutes.

Stir in mushrooms.

Serve in soup bowls.

Makes 8 servings.

Nutritional data for 1 serving of Fisherman's Stew: