Skillet Chicken Paella (Diabetic) Recipe

24 oz chicken breast, cut into 1" pieces
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 Clove garlic, minced
2 1/4 cup chicken broth fat free
1 cup parboiled rice
1 tsp oregano, dried, crushed
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp Salt, optional
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/8 tsp saffron, ground, or turmeric
1 3/4 cup tomatoes, stewed
1 medium sweet red pepper, cut in strips
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.





- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NOTES : 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 issue

1/6th recipes exchanges are:

4 Proteins, 1/2 fat, 1 fruit/vegetable

(The exchanges are approx. and are for the for the Canadian Diabetic
Program might be slightly different in other countries.)

------------------------------

Contributor: FROM: Better Homes and Gardens Magazine September

Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 6

Is this Skillet Chicken Paella (Diabetic) Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Skillet Chicken Paella (Diabetic) recipe is part of our category which lists diabetic Chicken recipes. As we know nothing about your specific diabetic issues and the advice your doctors have provided, we really cannot say for sure that this Skillet Chicken Paella (Diabetic) recipe is safe for you. Still, as the recipe author labeled it as `diabetic` it hopefully suggests that it, at the very least, covers the basic condition for the tag `diabetic`, being low in fat and carbs and so should be healthier than the non-diabetic equivalent recipe. Nonetheless, this Skillet Chicken Paella (Diabetic) recipe must only be used if you understand your own condition and are happy that the nutritional contents are appropriate for you.

This Skillet Chicken Paella (Diabetic) Recipe is one from our diabetic Chicken recipes collection. Sadly it would be totally impractical for us to check every one of the diabetic Chicken recipes to establish that they are all totally adapted for people with diabetes. Our site has in excess of two thousand diabetic recipes in the collection, & to validate each recipe even at a rate of 7 recipes per week would occupy us for more than 72 months. You are therefore advised to analyse the recipe content with due care to ensure that all the recipes comply with the nutritional advice your medical team has provided. If you suspect that this Skillet Chicken Paella (Diabetic) recipe is not appropriate for diabetics, then let us know and we will remove the offending recipe from our recipe site.

Follow and Share InformationAboutDiabetes.com