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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 tbsp peanut oil
1 lb chicken tenders, cut 1 1/2" pieces
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup sliced green onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup matchstick-size carrot strips
1/2 cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken bro
1 tbsp dry sherry - (to 2)
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/8 tsp freshly-ground white pepper
1 package frozen snow pea pods - (6 oz), thawed
3 cup hot cooked rice
1/3 cup chopped cashews
Directions
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken;
cook and stir 7 to 8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.
Add mushrooms, green onions and garlic; cook and stir 1 minute or until
vegetables are tender. Add carrots, chicken broth, sherry, sugar and lemon
peel; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes more.
Combine lemon juice, cornstarch and pepper in small bowl; stir until
smooth. Pour cornstarch mixture over chicken; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes
or until slightly thickened.
Add snow peas; cook and stir 1 minute or until heated through. Serve over
rice; sprinkle with cashews.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starch, 2 Meat, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 300; Calories from Fat 25%; Total Fat 8g;
Saturated Fat 2g; Protein 22g; Carbohydrates 33g; Cholesterol 46mg;
Sodium 65mg; Dietary Fiber 2g.
Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-14-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 157 Calories; 3g Fat (14.8% calories
from fat); 3g Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 3mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 0
Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 6
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