Chicken & Fruit Kabobs With Mustard-Leek Sa Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
1 lb chicken breast boneless and skinles, s
2 bananas, small
3 peaches, medium, pitted
3 plums, medium, pitted
1 vegetable cooking spray
1 curry powder
MUSTARDLEEK SAUCE
1 cup leeks, chopped or green onions and, tops
2 tsp olive or vegetable oil
1 cup chicken broth
3 tbsp dijon-styly mustard
2 tsp distilled white vinegar
1/4 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp water, cold
2 tbsp nutrasweet
Recipe
Preparation
Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces; cut each piece of fruit into 8 pieces.
Thread chickenand fruit onto 16 small wood or metal skewers; spray
with cooking spray and sprinkly lightly with curry powder. Grill
kabobs over medium coals, or broil 6 inches from heat source, until
chicken is done, 6 to 8 minutes, turning once. Arrange kabobs on
serving plates; spoon Mustard-Leek Sauce over. MUSTARD-LEEK SAUCE:
Saute leeks in oil until tender in a small saucepan. Stir in chicken
broth, mustard, vinegar, curry powder, and pepper; heat to boiling.
Mix cornstarch and water; stir into boiling mixture. Boil, stirring
constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; let
stand 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in NutraSweet. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
Nutritional Info: makes 4 entree or 8 appetizer servings.
Serving size: 2 kabobs with 3 tb of sauce. CALORIES: 180
SATURATED FAT: <1g PROTEIN: 14g CHOLESTEROL: 32mg CARBOHYDRATES: 25g
FIBER: 3g TOTAL FAT: 4g SODIUM: 208mg DIABETIC FOOD
EXCHANGE: 1 1/2 lean meat, 1 fruit, 1/2 starch
Servings:
4
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