Allan's Cranberry Chicken from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Allan's Cranberry Chicken Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 tsp canola oil
1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved, and
pounded to 1/2" thickness
1 large carrot, peeled, and
diagonally sliced
1 red pepper, julienned
1 yellow pepper, julienned
2 scallions, sliced
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp lemon juice

Recipe Instructions:

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and sauté on each side for a total of 10 minutes. Remove from the skillet. Add the carrot and peppers and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the scallions and sauté for 3 more minutes.

Mix together the honey and lemon juice. Add the cranberries and the juice mixture to the skillet and cook 1 minute. Add the chicken breasts, cover, and simmer on low for 5 minutes.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 3 to 4 ounces.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Very Lean Meat, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Carbohydrate, 1/2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 196; Calories from Fat 41; Total Fat 5g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 69mg; Sodium 76mg; Carbohydrate 12g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 9g; Protein 26g.

Comments: This dish is great served with rice.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-13-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"

Servings: 6

“Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.”

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