Slow-cooked Orange Chicken

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut up and skin removed
• 3 cups orange juice
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 4 teaspoons dried onion flakes
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley (or 1 t. dried parsley flakes)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• hot cooked rice
• minced fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 combine the first nine ingredients in a 3 quart slow cooker.
• 2 cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken juices run clear.
• 3 combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking liquid.
• 4 cover and cook on high for 30-45 minutes or until thickened.
• 5 serve with rice and sprinkle with parsley.