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Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 5 minced garlic cloves
• 6 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups cooked rice

Directions:

1. Heat oil over medium high heat.
2. Add chicken to pan and brown on each side.
3. Remove chicken and set aside.
4. Add onion to pan and cook until translucent.
5. While cooking, combine soy sauce, water, vinegar, honey, pepper and bay leaf.
6. Add garlic and cook for one minute, stirring frequently.
7. Return chicken to pan.
8. Add soy sauce mixture to pan.
9. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium.
10. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until chicken is done.
11. Remove cover, remove chicken and set aside.
12. Reduce and thicken sauce.
13. Discard bay leaf.
14. Serve over rice.

• Servings:  4 (2 thighs + 6 tablespoons of sauce)

• Calories: 485
• Fat: 15g
• Fiber: 2g

Ingredients:

• 1  cup  lemon juice
• 3/4  cup  honey
• 1/4  cup  firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2  fresh pineapples, peeled and cored
• 4  cups  light vanilla ice cream

Directions:

1. Stir together first 3 ingredients in a small bowl; let stand 10 minutes.
2. Cut each pineapple into 8 (3/4- to 1-inch-thick) slices.
3. Place pineapple slices on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet, and pour honey mixture evenly over top.
4. Broil 3 inches from heat 15 to 17 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Serve with ice cream.

• Servings: 8