Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 cup chicken mixture
  • Calories:
  • 305
  • Fat:
  • 10 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 78 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 979 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 22 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 31 g
  • Diabetic Exchange:
  • 4 lean meat, 1 starch, 1/2 fruit.


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"I adapted this recipe from a cookbook, and it's one of my husband's favorites," says Wendy Anderson of Santa Rosa, California. "It's proof that a light recipe can still be big on flavor."

SERVINGS: 2

CATEGORY: Main Dish

METHOD: Other stovetop

TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 10 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Hot cooked pasta, optional
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions

Directions:

In a bowl, combine the cornstarch, ginger and cayenne. Stir in the orange juice, soy sauce, water, lemon juice, honey, garlic, orange and lemon peel until smooth; set aside.
    In a skillet, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over pasta if desired. Sprinkle with onions. Yield: 2 servings.


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