Sweet 'N' Sour Turkey Recipe

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Sweet-and-sour lovers will have a lot to look forward to when they simmer up this saucy supper from Shanna Webb. In her Provo, Utah kitchen, she stir-fries leftover turkey, canned pineapple tidbits and veggies for the in-a-dash dinner.

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Sweet 'N' Sour Turkey Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 celery ribs, sliced
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 small onion, cut into thin wedges
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups julienned cooked turkey
2 cans (8 ounces each) unsweetened DOLE® Pineapple Tidbits in 100% Pineapple Juice, undrained
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
Hot cooked rice

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and brown sugar. Stir in the broth, soy sauce and lemon juice until smooth; set aside.
In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry the celery, carrots and onion in butter for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir broth mixture; gradually add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the turkey, pineapple and almonds; heat through. Serve over rice. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1-1/3-cup serving (prepared with reduced-sodium chicken broth, reduced-sodium soy sauce and reduced-fat margarine; calculated without rice) equals 327 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 642 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 25 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 fruit, 1 fat.

Originally published as Sweet 'N' Sour Turkey in Quick Cooking November/December 2004, p60