Skillet Chicken Paella-Diabetic Recipe

1 1/4 lb Chicken breast, boneless
1 tbsp Olive or cooking oil
1 medium onion chopped
1 Cloves garlic, minced
2 1/4 cup Fat-free chicken broth
1 cup Uncooked long grain rice
1 tsp Dried oregano, crushed
1/2 tsp Paprika
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/8 tsp Ground saffron or turmeric
1 can (14 1/2 oz.) stewed tomatoes
1 Med. sweet red pepper
3/4 cup Frozen peas

Remove skin from chicken breast. Rinse and pat dry with paper towels. Cut
into bite-sized strips. In a 10 inch skillet cook chicken strips, HALF at
a time, in hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes or till no longer pink.
Remove chicken from skillet.
Add onion and garlic to skillet; cook till tender but not brown. Remove
skillet from heat. Add broth, uncooked rice, oregano, paprika, salt,
pepper and saffron or turmeric. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat.
Simmer, covered, about 15 minutes.
Coarsely chop stewed tomatoes and add with their juice to the pan. Add
sweet red pepper which has been cut into strips and frozen peas. Cover and
simmer about 5 minutes more or until rice is tender. Stir in cooked
chicken. Cook and stir about 1 minute more or till heated through.
Makes 6 main-dish servings.

PER SERVING: calories - 297, fat - 6 g., cholesterol - 50 mg., protein -
24 g., carbohydrate - 36 g., fiber - 2 g., sodium - 642 mg. (To further
lower sodium content, use low-sodium chicken broth, no salt added tomatoes
and lite-salt.) FROM: Better Homes and Gardens Magazine September 1992
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Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 6

Is this Skillet Chicken Paella-Diabetic Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Skillet Chicken Paella-Diabetic recipe is one of our category which lists diabetic Chicken recipes. As we are ignorant of your specific medical conditions & the guidelines your doctors have given to you, we can`t say with certainty that this Skillet Chicken Paella-Diabetic recipe is OK for you. Nonetheless, because the original compiler labeled it as `diabetic` it hopefully indicates that it, at the very least, complies with the minimum consideration for the label `diabetic`, being low in carbs & fat, and consequently should be better for your health than the non-diabetic equivalent recipe. Still, this Skillet Chicken Paella-Diabetic recipe should only be used In the event that you understand your own condition and are happy that the recipe contents are safe for you.

This Skillet Chicken Paella-Diabetic Recipe is one from our diabetic Chicken recipes section. Clearly, it is hardly possible for us to validate every one of the diabetic Chicken recipes to make sure that all the recipes are totally safe for people with diabetes. We have in excess of 2000 unique recipes in it, and to cook each of them at 4 or 5 a weeek would occupy us for nearly six years. We strongly urge you to check the recipe ingredients to verify that all the recipes comply with the diabetes nutritional advice your doctors have given you. If you feel that this Skillet Chicken Paella-Diabetic recipe is unsuitable, then tell us and we will change or remove the problem recipe from the collection.

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