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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 4 pieces chicken thighs
Directions
: without skin
1/2 ts garlic powder
1/2 ts lemon pepper
16 oz tomatoes with green chilis
32 oz brussel sprouts
1 jalapeno -- sliced
: paper-thin
1 cayenne pepper -- sliced
: paper-thin
This can cook all day or for 7 hours on LOW heat in crockpot. I
pre-cook the chicken with the garlic powder and lemon pepper in the
microwave for 10 minutes on MEDIUM. Place chicken in crockpot top
with tomatoes with green chilis, hot peppers and brussel sprouts.
Serve with rice or alone. Per serving-calories 202.2, fat 3.9, 15.6
% fat.
Recipe By : Barbara Schmidt
From: Dave <davidg@eden.Rutgers.Edu> Date: 18 Oct 1996 05:28:43 -0600
Servings: 4
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