Honey Pulled Chicken with Coconut Rice

• 1-2 chicken thighs per person (I used bone and skin on)
• 3 cloves garlic, pressed
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1/2c soy sauce
• 1/2c ketechup
• 1/3c honey
• 1 14oz can coconut milk
• 1 1/4c water
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2c uncooked jasmine rice

Mix garlic, basil, soy sauce, ketechup, and honey in a small bowl. Place chicken thighs in crockpot and pour mixture over. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. Serve over rice.

For rice:
In large saucepan combine cocnut milk, water, sugar and salt. Stir until sugar is dissolved then stir in rice. Bring to boil over medium heat. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 18-20 minutes until rice is tender.

Slow-Cooker Sloppy Joes

Cook Time: 4 Hours, 10 Minutes

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 (16-oz.) package ground pork sausage
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 medium-size green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (8-oz.) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 8 hamburger buns, toasted

Preparation

• 1. Brown beef and sausage with onion and bell pepper in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring 10 minutes or until beef and sausage crumble and are no longer pink. Drain well.
• 2. Place beef mixture in a 4 1/2-qt. slow cooker. Stir in tomato sauce and next 9 ingredients. Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours. Serve on hamburger buns.
• Cooktop Method: Proceed with recipe as directed in Step 1, returning drained beef mixture to Dutch oven. Stir in tomato sauce and next 8 ingredients, omitting flour. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Prep: 15 min., Cook: 45 min.
• Note: To freeze leftover Sloppy Joe mixture, let cool completely. Place in zip-top plastic freezer bags; lay bags flat, and stack in freezer. Freeze up to 1 month. Thaw overnight in the fridge, or defrost in the microwave.
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Mandy Fugate, Orange City, Florida, Southern Living
APRIL 2007