Island Chicken --

My invented super-easy and colorful chicken recipe makes your house smell wonderful. Occasionally I add vertically sliced onions. If I am using a newer model slow cooker I always cook on Low. The newer models cook hotter and faster than the original slow cookers, and need to be checked for doneness much sooner.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  lbs chicken breasts, cubed (no bone or skin)
• 1  green bell pepper, cubed
• 1  red bell pepper, cubed
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon lemon zest
• 2  tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon ginger, minced
• 6  tablespoons  salted macadamia nuts, chopped

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients, except the macadamia nuts, in a slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on Low 2-3 hours.
3. Serve over rice. Garnish each serving with with chopped macadamia nuts.