How To Live With Diabetes

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3-inch strips 1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained 1 cup 2×1/2-inch red bell pepper strips 1/4 cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks, packed in juice, undrained 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon salt 1-3/4 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes or 6 packets Equal® sweetener or 1/4 cup Equal® Spoonful™ 1 package (6 ounces) frozen pea pods

Equal® sweetener can be substituted with other sweetener products. Nutrition contents might be different from those listed below.

Directions:

1. Heat oil in wok or skillet. Add chicken; cook until chicken is no longer pink, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove and set aside. Add water chestnuts, pepper and onion to wok; cook until vegetables are tender, 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Combine cornstarch, soy sauce and vinegar in small bowl; stir to dissolve cornstarch. Add pineapple with juice, ginger and salt. Add to vegetable mixture; cook until sauce thickens, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Stir in Equal®. Add pea pods and chicken; cook until pea pods and chicken are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

Yield: Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information: Each serving provides:	amount per serving
Calories	272
Protein	29 g
Total Carbohydrates	27 g
Total Fat	5 g
Cholesterol	66 mg
Sodium	620 mg
Food Exchanges:	1 bread, 3 meat, 2 vegetable
21% calorie reduction from traditional recipe

Source: With permission from Merisant/Equal Company. Equal® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Merisant Company.

This entry was posted on Saturday, October 4th, 2008 at 3:08 pm and is filed under POULTRY & EGG DISHES. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.