Bacon Apple Chicken Stew

From Katrina Pollet, JDC

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
1 TBLSP cornstarch
2 TBLSP cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp dried parsley
1 1/2 lb's raw boneless skinless chicken breast
1/4 tsp each salt and black pepper (or to taste)
3 c peeled and chopped Fuji apples
2 c carrots cut into 1/2 inch coins
2 c roughly chopped celery
1 c roughly chopped onion
6 slices center cut bacon or turkey bacon (I sometimes even use real bacon bits)
Mrs. Dash regular to taste

In crockpot, combine broth with cornstarch and stir to dissolve. Add vinegar, garlic, and parsley, mix well. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the crockpot. Add all remaining ingredients except bacon and thoroughly stir.

Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours until chicken is cooked through.

Remove chicken and place in a large bowl. Shred with 2 forks, stir shredded chicken into the stew in the crockpot.

Cook bacon until crispy and sprinkle over each serving.

Makes 6 servings.

Serving 1 1/3 cups 230 calories 4g fat 570 mg sodium 17.5g carb 31g protein

Recipe from Hungry Girl Cookbook.