Chicken Chili

8 fresh parsley stems 1 cp dry white wine
1 bay leaf
8oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced
3 sprigs fresh thyme 1 ½ cups no-salt frozen corn
11 ounces dried white beans (pinto, navy, Great Northern)
½ cup red bell pepper, choppe
½ cup green bell pepper, chopped
2 2/3 cups water
½ tsp hot pepper sauce
1 tsp. salt, divided 1 ½ tsp. dried oregano
2 ½ lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, (cut into small chunks)
1 tsp. black pepper
½ cup parsley, chopped
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 cp. onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced

Rinse beans carefully. Put in a microwave safe 1 ½ quart casserole. Tie parsley, bay leaf and
thyme together with a string. Add to beans along with ½ tsp of the salt and the water. Cover with
paper towel and microwave on high for 30 minutes. Continue cooking on medium for one hour,
stirring every thirty minutes. (Add water as needed.) Meanwhile, in a large stockpot, melt margarine. Saute’ onion. Add garlic and saute’ 1 minute. Add chicken, wine and mushrooms. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. When beans cooked, stir half into the pot with chicken. Mash the remaining beans and add them to the pot. Add corn, peppers, cumin hot pepper sauce, oregano, salt and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in chopped fresh parsley and serve! Heart Healthy Recipe.

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Pacific Rim Chicken and Rice

1 lrg. onion, chopped
1/4 cup dry sherry
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
2 tbsp packed brown sugar
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 2 tsp cider vinegar
8 oz. Can crushed pineapple, including juice ½ tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup flour
½ tsp salt
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 tsp black pepper

Combine onion and green pepper in large crock pot. Arrange chicken on top of vegetables. In a medium sized bowl, combine remaining ingrediants, stirring well. Pour over the chicken and
vegetables in crock pot. Cook on high for 1 hour. Turn to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours. Remove chicken to plate. Stir sauce left in pot for about 5 minutes or until thickened. Serve
chicken on rice. Pour sauce over chicken and rice. Heart Healthy Recipe.

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