Family-Style Creamy Chicken And Noodles from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Family-Style Creamy Chicken And Noodles Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

8 oz uncooked yolk-free wide egg noodles
4 cups water
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
3/4 cup chopped celery
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
1/8 tsp freshly-ground white pepper
1 can reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup, (10 oz)
1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk

Recipe Instructions:

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt. Drain; set aside.

Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in Dutch oven over high heat. Add chicken breasts, onions, celery, salt, thyme, bay leaf and pepper. Return to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, 35 minutes. Remove chicken. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces; set aside.

Increase heat to high. Return liquid in Dutch oven to a boil. Continue cooking until liquid and vegetables have reduced to 1 cup. Remove from heat; discard bay leaf.

Whisk in soup and buttermilk until well-blended. Add chicken pieces and pasta; toss to blend. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Starch, 3 Meat, 1 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 411; Calories from Fat 16%; Total Fat 7g; Saturated Fat 2g; Protein 34g; Carbohydrates 52g; Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 741mg; Dietary Fiber 2g.

Comments: Cozy up to a classic family favorite. Served piping hot, this hearty dish will warm the insides of all your family and friends. You will never guess that only 16% of its calories are from fat.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-09-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 4

“That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”

~ Madeleine L'Engle (1918--) American author.

 

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