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sherry7 · 10-25-2008, 10:54 PM

Diet Cola Chicken

SERVES 4

* 4 chicken breasts
* nonstick cooking spray
* 1 cup ketchup
* 1 (12 ounce) can diet cola (I hear diet orange soda works well also)

1. Spray your pan with cooking spray.
2. Place chicken breasts in pan.
3. Brown lightly on each side.
4. Mix Ketchup and Diet Cola together.
5. Pour over chicken.
6. Cook for about 45 minutes or until chicken is tender.
7. Very Yummy!

Note: the carbonation will cook out of the cola, so no worries! This recipe works well in the crock pot as well.

gina0922 · 04-25-2009, 04:42 PM

I made this a long time ago in my turbo cooker. It is an excellent recipe. The sauce is so good and the chicken is really tender and moist.

Crimson Kittie · 04-25-2009, 07:56 PM

I never heard of this recipe ... sounds very interesting

sherry7 · 04-25-2009, 09:04 PM

I'm glad you guys bumped this up...I was debating on what to make for dinner tomorrow, and this might be the winner.

Just a FYI, when this is finished it tastes like a sweet BBQ sauce.

white_tiger · 04-26-2009, 03:30 PM

I'm just wondering the purpose of the diet soda. I have been opposed to aspartame and some of the other chemical sweeteners for a very long time. I am convinced they can build up and become toxic in your body and I believe they are dangerous (many articles and much research on the web to support this).

I started having serious breathing issues and stopped drinking diet soda (coincidence). I happened to notice within a few days to a week my breathing was better and could lay off my inhalers. A few months later I caved and went back to drinking diet soda. Within days my asthma was HORRIBLE and I was needing my breathing treatments again. AGAIN I stopped the diet soda's and my breathing returned to normal. Coincidence??? I don't think so. I did some research on the web and found supporting evidence of this! For a kick I decided to check out my theory and started drinking diet soda again (third time) and yikes.. breathing worsened! I haven't had diet soda since then. I was a long time diet soda drinker and I believe the chemicals built up in my body.

I'm just giving my opinion here. Not trying to start anything. Just food for thought. I'm sure it's a lovely recipe.

sherry7 · 04-26-2009, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by white_tiger

I'm just wondering the purpose of the diet soda. I have been opposed to aspartame and some of the other chemical sweeteners for a very long time. I am convinced they can build up and become toxic in your body and I believe they are dangerous (many articles and much research on the web to support this).

I started having serious breathing issues and stopped drinking diet soda (coincidence). I happened to notice within a few days to a week my breathing was better and could lay off my inhalers. A few months later I caved and went back to drinking diet soda. Within days my asthma was HORRIBLE and I was needing my breathing treatments again. AGAIN I stopped the diet soda's and my breathing returned to normal. Coincidence??? I don't think so. I did some research on the web and found supporting evidence of this! For a kick I decided to check out my theory and started drinking diet soda again (third time) and yikes.. breathing worsened! I haven't had diet soda since then. I was a long time diet soda drinker and I believe the chemicals built up in my body.

I'm just giving my opinion here. Not trying to start anything. Just food for thought. I'm sure it's a lovely recipe.

Some people do have problems with artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame (Equal). It seems like you're one of the unlucky people.

I personally use Splenda instead of aspartame, whenever possible.

The purpose of the diet pop in the recipe is for the flavor. It cooks down with the ketchup and makes a sweet tasting BBQ sauce. You could actually use regular pop (with sugar), but then of course the nutritional stats of the recipe are going to change quite a bit.

white_tiger · 04-27-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sherry7

Some people do have problems with artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame (Equal). It seems like you're one of the unlucky people.

It took YEARS of diet coke drinking to build up this intolerance.

exanimatebylove · 04-28-2009, 10:52 AM

mmmmmm... I'm printing this one off and adding it to my 'have to try' pile... hahahaha. I'm gonna have recipes for like a year by the time I can eat again!!!!!

batiekall05 · 04-28-2009, 11:05 AM

This is one I've been eyeing too... I think I'll be making this next week

soon2bthin · 04-28-2009, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherry7

Some people do have problems with artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame (Equal). It seems like you're one of the unlucky people.

I personally use Splenda instead of aspartame, whenever possible.

The purpose of the diet pop in the recipe is for the flavor. It cooks down with the ketchup and makes a sweet tasting BBQ sauce. You could actually use regular pop (with sugar), but then of course the nutritional stats of the recipe are going to change quite a bit.

Or they make diet coke sweetened with splenda now, or coke zero. Just a thought for those having issues with Aspartame.