Strawberry Chicken

Submitted by Julie Bs Hive

"Another one from the Sunset Low-Fat Cookbook...thighs baked in a sweet-sour sauce and served atop a bed of rice-yummy!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 226.79 g can tomato sauce
• 236.59 ml strawberry jam
• 29.58 ml red wine vinegar
• 14.79 ml chili powder
• 2.46 ml dried thyme
• 2.46 ml ground ginger
• 12 skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of fat
• salt
• 709.77 ml hot cooked short-grain rice
• 118.29 ml green onion, thinly slice

directions

1. In a shallow 3-qt casserole, mix tomato sauce, jam, vinegar, chili powder, thyme and ginger.
2. Rinse chicken and pat dry; add to sauce and turn to coat. Bake in a 400° oven, basting occasionally, until meat near bone is no longer pink; cut to test after 45 minutes of baking. Salt to taste.
3. Spoon rice on to a platter. Top with chicken, sauce, and onions.

Reviews

[weekend cooker]

Love the flavors !! The strawberry jam is a great idea here, and with the other spices made for a great meal, with the rice. I did cut down on the onions a bit, but 1 great meal enjoyed here. Made for Recipe Swap.