Chicken & Broccoli Skillet Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
2 cup broccoli, cut 3/4 pieces
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/4 tsp lemon pepper
1/4 tsp thyme, dried & crushed
1/4 tsp cooking oil
1 cl garlic, minced
4 chicken breast halves, boned skinless(1 1b total
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
Recipe
Preparation
Spray a cold large skillet with nonstick coating. Preheat skillet over
medium heat. Add broccoli, onion, lemon pepper, and thyme to
skillet. Cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes or till vegetables are
crisp-tender. Remove vegetable are crisp-tender. Remove vegetable
mixture from the skillet; keep warm. Add oil and garlic to hot
skillet. Rinse chicken; pat dry. Add to skillet. Cook chicken over
medium-high heat about 10 minutes or till chicken is tender and not
longer pink, turning once. Add Cherry tomatoes. Cover and cook 1 to 2
minute or till heated through. Makes 4 servings Food Exhange per
serving: 3 LEAN MEAT EXHANGES + 1 VEGETABLE EXCHANGE + 1 FAT EXCHANGE
Source: Better Homes and Gardens Diabetic Cook Book Brought to you and
yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master
Servings:
4
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