Sarah Chicken

This recipe has a fun story behind it. I'm not exactly sure where the inspiration for it came from; my guess is I found something on WeightWatchers.com and made some changes. Nonetheless, this past August, a good friend of ours (Sarah) stayed with us for about three weeks. During that time, I tried this recipe for the first time. Sarah liked it so much that we started referring to the dish as "Sarah Chicken." It's both sweet and savory, easy, and delicious. I like to serve 3-4 ounces of it with about a cup of egg noodles seasoned with a little salt, butter, and garlic power.

Ingredients

1 lb to 1 1/2 lbs of chicken breast
1 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup vinegar (I prefer apple cider)
1/4 cup diet lemon-lime soda (Diet 7up for example)
3 tbsp minced fresh garlic
2 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tsp black pepper
sprinkling of crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)

Directions

- Spray or line your slower cooker (I'm a fan of the Crock Pot Liners)
- Place chicken in the slow cooker
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients (but the chicken)
- Our mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker
- Cook on low 6-8 hours

Nutritional Information
About 4 oz of the chicken has 305 calories, 2 g fat, .6 g fiber, and 40.7 g protein.