Chicken Honey Nut Stir Fry from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Chicken Honey Nut Stir Fry Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

2 tsp peanut oil
2 medium carrots, peeled, and
sliced on the diagonal
2 celery stalks, diagonally sliced
1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut 3" strips
1 tbsp cornstarch
3/4 cup orange juice
3 tbsp lite soy sauce
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp minced ginger
1/4 cup toasted cashews, unsalted
1/4 cup minced scallions

Recipe Instructions:

Heat half the oil in a wok over high heat. Add the carrots and celery and stir fry for 3 minutes. Add remaining oil and chicken and stir fry 5 more minutes.

Dissolve the cornstarch into the orange juice. Mix in the soy sauce, honey, and ginger. Add the sauce to the wok and cook over medium heat until thickened. Top with the nuts and scallions.

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

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 3 Very Lean Meat, 1 Monounsaturated Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 237; Calories from Fat 72; Total Fat 8g Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 69 mg; Sodium 396 mg; Carbohydrates 14g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 9g; Protein 27g.

Source:
"The Webb Cooks by Robyn Webb, MS, LN at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"

Servings: 6

"Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress."

~ Charles Pierre Monselet

 

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