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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
3 whole chicken breasts, halved, boned,
skinned, and pounded to 1/2" thickn
3 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 cup rehydrated cranberries, drained
= (to rehydrate dried cranberries,
boiling water over 1/2 cup cranberr
let sit for 10 minutes, and drain)
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced onion
2 tsp minced fresh thyme
1 cup dry white wine
Directions
Prepare the chicken breasts and set aside. Combine the rice and rehydrated
cranberries and mix well. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the celery and
onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add the vegetables and thyme to the rice.
On a flat surface, take about 1/2 cup of the rice mixture and place on the
lower third of each chicken breast. Fold over the sides of the chicken
breast and roll up. Secure each breast with a toothpick. Continue with
all chicken breasts.
Place all the chicken rolls in a casserole dish. Pour wine in the bottom
of the dish. Cover and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.
Uncover and bake for 10 more minutes.
This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 3 to 4 ounces chicken and
vegetables with 1/2 cup rice.
Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Very Lean Meat, 2 Starch, 1/2 Monounsaturated
Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 296; Calories from Fat 57; Total Fat 6g;
Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 73mg; Sodium 80mg; Carbohydrate 27g;
Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 3g; Protein 30g.
Comments: Juicy, tart cranberries surprise you in every bite!
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-30-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 412 Calories; 17g Fat (39.2%
calories from fat); 33g Protein; 25g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 93mg
Cholesterol; 103mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 4 1/2 Lean
Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.
NOTES : Recipe from "Flavorful Seasons Cookbook" by Robyn Webb, MS, (©
McGraw Hill - NTC, 1996)
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: Robyn Webb, MS
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 6
Diet Stuffed Cranberry And Rice Chicken Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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