Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      Tablespoon    butter or margarine
   1      Medium        onion -- sliced
   1      Whole         green pepper -- sliced
     1/2  Teaspoon      ginger
   1      Tablespoon    corn starch
   2      Tablespoons   vinegar
   1      Tablespoon    soy sauce
     1/2  Cup           apricot preserves
   3      Pounds        fryer -- cut up
   1      Can           pineapple chunks -- drained

Preparation:

Place butter, onion and pepper in a small casserole. Microwave at high (100%) until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Combine ginger and corn starch. Add vinegar, soy sauce and preserves. Stir into onion and pepper. Microwave at high (100%) until hot and bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes. Set aside. Place chicken pieces in an oblong casserole, skin side down, with thicker portions to outside edge of dish. Cover with wax paper. Microwave at medium high (70%) 12 minutes. Drain. Turn chicken pieces over, keeping thicker portions to outside edge of dish. Spoon sauce over chicken. Cover with wax paper. Microwave at medium high (70%) until chicken is tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir in pineapple. Microwave at medium high (70%) until pineapple is heated, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with rice.