Crockpot Lovin'

I don't know about you, but there is something about cooking with a crockpot. Sure you can mess it up big in a crockpot, but its so easy to make something good. And a lot of it. If you're like me, you like large portions. A 6 quart crockpot pretty much covers that and then some. You can have dinner, then dinner for lunch, then dinner for breakfast, then dinner again. Its a virtual feast that can keep you eating.

Anyhow, my wife found a couple of recipes on the internet for crockpot chicken, but they weren't quite what she was looking for. So she made a compromise between the two, added some inspiration of her own, and voila! Crockpot lovin'!

Sweet and Sour (kind of) Chicken

1 Whole Chicken (We take the skin off, I'm not a fan of chicken skin)
1/4 cup Braggs Amino Acid* (or soy sauce)
2 tbs lemon juice
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 onion diced
1 bell pepper sliced into thin strips
4 cloves garlic
1 can water chestnuts(drained)
1 can crushed pineapple(reserve liquid)
1/4 cup corn starch
1 cup chicken broth

Put all ingredients into crockpot except pineapple liquid and corn starch. Set crockpot to low and cook for 6-8 hours.

Mix cornstarch and pineapple liquid, add to crockpot, and cook for another 20 minutes.

* We use Braggs amino acids to substitute for soy sauce. Its gluten free and vinegar free, and tastes like soy sauce. My wife and I both have food allergies, so this is perfect for both of us. You can find it at most health food stores, and some grocery stores are beginning to carry it in their health food section as well. http://www.bragg.com/