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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
2 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp dry white wine
3 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup diced onion
3 ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
2 tsp minced thyme
1 tbsp minced basil
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup Kalamata olives
1/4 cup minced Italian parsley
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
Heat the oil and wine in a heavy skillet over medium heat, then add the
chicken and sauté until golden on each side, about 4 to 6 minutes per side.
Remove the chicken from the skillet. Set aside.
Sauté the garlic for 30 seconds in the pan drippings. Add the onion and
sauté for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and bring to a boil.
Lower the heat, add the wine, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the thyme and
basil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Return the chicken to the skillet and cover. Cook over low heat until the
chicken is cooked through.
Add the olives and parsley to the pan and cook 1 minute. Season with
pepper and salt.
This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1/2 breast.
Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Vegetable, 4 Very Lean Meat, 1/2 Monounsaturated
Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 191; Calories from Fat 53; Total Fat 6g;
Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 69mg; Sodium 165mg; Carbohydrates 7g;
Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 4g; Protein 26g.
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"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 232 Calories; 8g Fat (35.8% calories
from fat); 28g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 68mg
Cholesterol; 398mg Sodium. Exchanges: 4 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1
1/2 Fat.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: Robyn Webb, MS, LN
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 6
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