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Basil Chicken Medley Recipe

"Everyone who's tried this dish has raved about it," Susan Jansen of Smyrna, Georgia comments about her quick, colorful main course. "It's one I put together right in my own kitchen.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Basil Chicken Medley Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 15 25

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1-1/4 pounds), cut into 1-inch chunks
1 medium zucchini, cut into chunks
2 medium tomatoes, cut into chunks
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Cooked rice or pasta

Directions

Heat oil in a skillet; saute garlic. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink; remove and keep warm. Combine zucchini, tomato, basil, vinegar and pepper, toss to coat vegetables well.
Add to skillet and stir-fry about 3 to 5 minutes. Return chicken to skillet and heat through. Serve immediately over rice or pasta. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts One serving equals 205 calories, 70 mg sodium, 73 mg cholesterol, 8 g carbohydrate, 28 g protein, 7 g fat. Diabetic Exchanges: three lean meat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Basil Chicken Medley in Taste of Home February/March 1993, p64