Mediterranean Chicken Recipe

2 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp dry white wine
3 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup diced onion
3 medium 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
fresh ground pepper
1 dash salt, optional

Heat the oil and wine in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken
breasts and saut? until golden on each side, about 4 to 6 minutes a side.
Remove the chicken from the skillet.

Saut? the garlic for 30 seconds in the pan drippings. Add the onion and
saut? 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 and cook 1 minute. Season with pepper and salt
and serve.

Exchanges: Very Lean Meat Exchange -- 4 Vegetable Exchange -- 1
Monounsaturated Fat Exchange -- 1/2 Calories -- 191 Calories from Fat -- 53
Total Fat -- 6g Saturated Fat -- 1g Cholesterol -- 69mg Sodium -- 165mg
Carbohydrate -- 7g Dietary Fiber -- 2g Sugars!
-- 4g Protein -- 26g

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Copyright ? 1998 American Diabetes Association

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Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 6

Is this Mediterranean Chicken Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

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