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Chicken with Cranberry-Hoisin Sauce Recipe

“My husband and I have high cholesterol, so I’ve been trying to lighten recipes to meet our needs,” explains Mary Lou Foley of London, Ontario. “This main course is so good, even my two small grandsons come back for more!”

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Diabetic Friendly

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Chicken with Cranberry-Hoisin Sauce Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
1 teaspoon canola oil
SAUCE:
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple tidbits
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/4 cup dried cranberries

Directions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add chicken, one piece at a time, and shake to coat.
In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170°:. Remove and keep warm.
Reserve 1/3 cup pineapple and 1/3 cup pineapple juice (save remainder for another use). In the skillet, combine the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, garlic, pepper sauce and reserved pineapple juice.
Stir in the cranberries and reserved pineapple. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Serve with chicken. Yield: 6 servings (1 cup sauce).

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half with about 3 tablespoons sauce equals 209 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 63 mg cholesterol, 585 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Chicken with Cranberry-Hoisin Sauce in Light & Tasty August/September 2007, p29