Southern Lemonade Chicken

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 4 -6 pieces chicken (i just cut up a whole chicken)


• 1/4 cup flour, seasoned with garlic salt, black pepper


• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade, thawed


• 2 tablespoons brown sugar (or splenda)


• 3 tablespoons ketchup


• 1 tablespoon vinegar


• 2 tablespoons cornstarch


• 2 tablespoons cold water


• 1/4 cup carrot, slices diagonal cut or ruffle cut


• 1/4 cup scallions or 1/4 cup green spring onion, cut into 2 inch pieces


• 1/4 cup chinese pea pods or 1/4 cup snow pea pods


• 1/8 cup rings red bell pepper


• 1/8 cup rings green bell pepper

Recipe

• 1 rinse pieces of chicken in water, then roll damp chicken into seasoned flour. brown in fat in a heavy skillet. remove chicken and place in crockpot. combine lemonade concentrate, brown sugar, ketchup and vinegar; mix well. pour lemonade mixture over chicken. cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours. remove chicken from crockpot and cover to keep hot. transfer liquid to saucepan over medium-low heat. skim fat; add optional vegetables, combine cornstarch and cold water and add slowly to liquid, while stirring. the sauce will be thickened after it reaches a full rolling boil, when thickened, serve the chicken along with hot cooked rice. the vegetables will still be crisp-tender.


• 2 it tastes a bit like sweet and sour chicken - always a hit with my 5 children - we double the recipe since we're a two chicken family now.