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Chicken Drumsticks with Sweet Potatoes and Pineapple

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Updated Jun 25, 2010
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Enjoy these mouth-watering chicken drumsticks with sweet potatoes and pineapple tidbits – a sweet and tangy slow cooked dinner!

Chicken Drumsticks with Sweet Potatoes and Pineapple

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 7 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 9
  • Servings 4
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Ingredients

  • 2 medium dark-orange sweet potatoes, peeled, sliced (about 3 cups)
  • 1 can (8 oz) pineapple tidbits in unsweetened juice, undrained
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot, if desired
  • 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 8 chicken drumsticks (about 1 1/2 lb), skin removed

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix sweet potatoes, pineapple with liquid, broth, onion and gingerroot.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix barbecue sauce, honey and ground mustard. Coat chicken drumsticks well with barbecue sauce mixture. Arrange chicken in single layer over potato mixture in slow cooker, overlapping slightly if necessary. Spoon any remaining barbecue sauce mixture over chicken.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 10 hours.

Nutrition

380 Calories
6g Total Fat
39g Protein
43g Total Carbohydrate
28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
140mg
47%
Sodium
420mg
18%
Potassium
730mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate
43g
14%
Dietary Fiber
3g
13%
Sugars
28g
Protein
39g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
320%
320%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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