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Chicken Vegetable Stir – fry

Posted on by mghdiabeteseducation

Cooking dinner at home during the week doesn’t have to be complicated.  Try this chicken stir-fry recipe from the MGH Be Fit program.  Short on time?  Fill up a container with already cut veggies from your grocery store salad bar. Or keep frozen vegetables, such as broccoli, on hand to use in a pinch.  Substitute tofu for the chicken for a meatless option.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
1 tsp brown sugar or honey
1 tsp minced ginger
1 pound chicken breasts, raw
2 tbsp olive (or canola or peanut) oil, divided
½ cup sliced onion
1 cup sliced red, orange, or green peppers
1 cup roughly chopped broccoli florets
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup frozen peas
4 cups cooked brown rice (such as quick-cooking Uncle Ben’s Ready Brown Rice—90 second)

Instructions:
In a medium bowl, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, and ginger. Add chicken to the soy sauce mixture; set aside.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat; add chicken breasts. Cook 4-6 minutes per side (until each side in browned). Remove the cooked chicken and set aside.

Wipe out the inside of your pan with a paper towel to remove any overly browned bites.  Add 1 tbsp oil and then add the remaining vegetables (except peas) to the pan, including the garlic.

Stir vegetables occasionally until they are tender- crisp; add the peas and cook until warmed through. Cut the cooked chicken into strips and add to the vegetables; stir to combine.

Serve with 1 cup cooked rice per person.

Yield:  4 servings

Nutrition Information per Serving: 
Calories:  455 •  Protein:  32g • Sodium:  400mg • Carbohydrate:  49g • Fiber:  5g
Fat:  14g • Sat fat:  2g

Recipe from Tara Linitz, MS, RD, LDN
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Pasta with Beet Greens, Goat Cheese and Raisins

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The addition of greens, raisins and almonds to pasta is a healthy new spin on a quick dinner.  Beets are in season in Massachusetts from June to October. Beet greens are often thrown away after beets are removed.  Instead, save the greens: they are a good source of many nutrients, including vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin K.  If beet greens aren’t available, you can substitute any dark green like Swiss chard or spinach.

Ingredients:
8 ounces (1/2 of a 1-pound box) whole wheat penne pasta
¼ cup sliced almonds
1½ tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups chopped beet greens
¼ cup raisins
3 oz goat cheese (soft variety, such as Chevre)
½ tsp salt
Black pepper to taste

Instructions:
Prepare pasta according to the directions on the package. While pasta is cooking, toast the almonds in a large, dry sauté pan over medium heat until they turn golden brown (about 3 minutes). Remove almonds from pan and place in a small bowl. Add olive oil to the pan and add garlic, greens and raisins.  Sauté for about 3 minutes, until greens are tender and wilted. (If necessary, once greens are fully cooked, remove sauté pan from heat until pasta is cooked.)

Once pasta is cooked, reserve ½ cup of the pasta water and add it to the sauté pan with the greens.  Let mixture cook for about 1-2 minutes until slightly thickened.  Meanwhile, drain pasta from remaining water. Add pasta, toasted almonds, goat cheese, salt and pepper to the greens and toss to combine.

Yield: 4 servings (about 1 cup each)

Nutrition Information per Serving:
Calories: 375 • Protein: 15 g • Sodium: 380 mg • Carbohydrate: 53 g • Fiber: 7 g • Fat: 14 g Sat Fat: 4 g

Recipe adapted from Cooking Light
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Apple Spiced Sweet Potatoes

Posted on by mghdiabeteseducation

Jazz up your Thanksgiving table with this sweet potato recipe from the MGH Be Fit program that features seasonal spices and a healthy dose of vitamin A to help protect your body against infection.

Ingredients:

1½ pound sweet potatoes
1½ cup sliced apples (skins can be left on)
¼ cup raisins
2 tsp canola oil
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
2 tsp brown sugar
3 tbsp pecans, chopped

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel and chop sweet potatoes into 2” chunks. Slice apples. Add potatoes, apples, raisins, oil, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and brown sugar to a casserole dish. Toss to combine and cover with foil. Cook until fork-tender, approximately 45 minutes. While potatoes are cooking, toast pecans in a skillet on medium heat until they start to turn brown and give off a nutty aroma, approximately 3 minutes. When potatoes are fully cooked, top with toasted pecans and serve.

Yield: About 5 4oz servings

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING:
CALORIES: 212 • PROTEIN: 3g • SODIUM: 195mg •
CARBOHYDRATE: 40g • FIBER: 5.5g • FAT: 5g • Sat Fat:0.5g

(Recipe adapted from MGH’s Eat Street Cafe)
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