Sweet and Sour Crockpot Chicken

 Serves: 8

8 oz pure pineapple juice

1 cup chicken broth

3 medium carrots, sliced

2 lb chicken pieces

3/4 cup soy sauce

1 medium onion, diced (or 2 Tbsp dried onion flakes)

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 Tbsp grated ginger root

1/2 cup brown sugar (or coconut sugar)

1 cup diced fresh pineapple

1 medium red pepper, chopped

1 medium green pepper, chopped

1/4 cup cornstarch and water for thickening

salt and pepper to taste

Place all ingredients in crockpot or stove pot except for pineapple chunks, bell peppers, and corn starch/water.  Cook 5-7 hours on low in crockpot and 30 in pot. Add peppers and pineapple during last 30 minutes in crockpot and 5 minutes for stovetop.  Increase to high heat- then thicken with cornstarch.  Serve with rice.