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Chili-orange chicken

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Categories: Chicken, Crockpot, Fruits, Orange, Poultry Rating: 0
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Ingredients:
-JUDI M. PHELPS
2 lbsBoneless chicken thighs
-skinned
1 smallOnion, finely chopped
2 Cloves garlic, minced or
-pressed
2 tspOrange peel, grated
1 tbspGround dried New Mexico or
California chiles
1 tbspUnsweetened cocoa
1/2 tspSugar
1/2 tspCinnamon
1 tspGround cumin
1/3 cupOrange juice
1/4 cupCream sherry
1 1/2 tbspCornstarch blended with
2 tbspCold water
Salt
Orange slices
Procedures:
1Rinse chicken, pat dry, and cut into 1-?inch chunks.
2In a 3-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine chicken, onion, garlic, orange peel, chiles, cocoa, sugar, cinnamon, and cumin; mix lightly.
3Pour in orange juice and sherry.
4Cover and cook at low setting until chicken is very tender when pierced (6 to 7 hours).
5Skim and discard fat from cooking liquid, if necessary; then blend in cornstarch mixture.
6Increase cooker heat setting to high; cover and cook, stirring 2 or 3 times, until sauce is thickened (about 10 more minutes).
7Season to taste with salt; garnish with orange slices.
8Makes 6 servings.
9Per serving: 173 calories (11% from fat), 30 g protein, 7 g carbohydrates, 2 g total fat, 122 mg cholesterol, 133 mg sodium.