Country Kielbasa And Vegetables from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Country Kielbasa And Vegetables Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
8 oz turkey kielbasa sausage, cut 1/8" rounds
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup finely-chopped celery
1 can diced tomatoes - (16 oz), undrained
1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta
1/3 cup water
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
2 tsp olive oil
Hot pepper sauce, for serving

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat over high heat until hot. Add sausage; cook and stir 10 to 15 minutes or until sausage is brown. Add onion, pepper and celery; cook an additional 3 minutes.

Spoon into 1 1/2-quart casserole. Add tomatoes, orzo, water and thyme; cover.

Bake 1 hour, stirring after 30 minutes, or until heated through. Add olive oil; stir to combine. Let stand, covered, 10 minutes before serving. Serve with hot pepper sauce.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 1/2 Starch, 1 Meat, 2 Vegetable, 1 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 260; Calories from fat 24%; Total Fat 7g; Saturated Fat 2g; Protein 16g; Carbohydrates 36g; Cholesterol 38mg; Sodium 691mg; Dietary Fiber 3g.

Comments: If you crave pasta and sausage, look no further. The slow-cooked flavors and heated dose of hot pepper sauce in this home-style dish will hit the spot!

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-08-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 4

When the waitress puts the dinner on the table the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress

~ Gelett Burgess, 'Look Eleven Years Younger' (1937).

 

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