Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Diabetic Southwestern Chicken

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients :

3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
Olive oil cooking spray
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 cup bottled chunky no-added-sugar tomato salsa


Directions :

1. Cut the breasts into 2 6-ounce portions and flatten the chicken with the bottom of a heavy skillet or the palm of your hand to about 1/2 inch thick.

2. Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray skillet with cooking spray and add chicken.

3. Brown 2 minutes on each side. Add salt and pepper to the cooked side.

4. Lower heat to medium low and spoon salsa over each chicken portion. Cover and cook 5 minutes.

5. Serve chicken with salsa on top.


Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/2 of recipe):

Calories: 231,
Fat: 4 g,
Cholesterol: 103 mg,
Sodium: 426 mg,
Carbohydrate: 6 g,
Dietary Fiber: 1 g,
Sugars: 3 g,
Protein: 39 g

Diabetic Exchanges:

5 Very Lean Meat, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat


Source: "Mix 'n Match Meals in Minutes for People with Diabetes" Via The Diabetic Gourmet Daily Recipe Mailer

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