Archive for October, 2009

Chicken Recipe - Balsamic Glazed Chicken - Something Different

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

CHICKEN IN BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND MUSTARD

Yield: 4 servings
Source: “Italian Diabetic Meals in 30 Minutes - Or Less!”

INGREDIENTS

-  2 teaspoons olive oil
-  4 (4 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
-  Salt and pepper to taste
-  1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
-  1-1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
-  1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
-  1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

DIRECTIONS

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and saute the chicken breasts on both sides, for a total of 10 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet.

Combine the vinegar and mustard and add them to the skillet, scraping up any browned bits. Boil and reduce by a third.

Pour the balsamic glaze over the chicken and top with toasted pine nuts.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (4 ounces):
Calories: 231, Fat: 10 g, Cholesterol: 69 mg, Sodium: 195 mg,
Carbohydrate: 8 g, Dietary Fiber: 1 g, Sugars: 5 g, Protein: 28 g Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 Carbohydrate, 4 Very Lean Meat, 1-1/2 Fat

At my house we eat a lot of chicken.  This sounds totally yummy and we’re going to be trying it this week.

Lucynda

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