Chicken & Green Peppers

Sometimes learning how to eat right is a good start in changing bad eating habits into good ones.  The recipe below is low in fat, full of taste and actually very good for you. 

So let's get started on your first dinner of eating slim.

This recipe has only a 20 minute prep time and a 50 minute bake time.  If your rice takes 30 minutes to prepare, please remember to start your rice 20 minutes after your Chicken & Green Peppers has been in the oven.  

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Chicken & Green Peppers

1 1/2 lbs. Boneless Chicken cut into chunks
2 medium Green Peppers cut - small pieces
or if you prefer (1) Green (1) Red Pepper
1 bunch Green Onions - chopped
2 cloves Garlic - chopped
1 8 oz. can Pineapple chunks - drained and  reserve liquid saved in a bowl

1/2 cup Orange Juice
1 Tbs. Soy Sauce
1 1/2 tsp. Corn Starch

2 Tbs. Chopped Almonds

Drain the juice from the Pineapple into a bowl.  Place chicken in a casserole dish and top with the peppers, onions, garlic and pineapple.  Mix the orange juice and Soy Sauce with the Pineapple Juice reserve.  Mix the corn starch into this liquid and stir until blended. If this liquid is less than 1 cup then add a little more orange juice.  Pour the liquid over the top of the chicken mixture and sprinkle on the almonds.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes - stirring mixture half way through baking.

Serve over rice - but please watch the portion size of the rice you serve.