Recipe: Lemon Garlic Chicken (using chicken breasts, crock pot)

LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN

1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. seasoned salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
6 (5 oz. each) chicken breast halves, skin removed, rinsed
2 Tbsp. canola oil
1/4 cup water
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. chicken bouillon granules
1 tsp. minced fresh parsley

(Ideal slow cooker size: 4-quart)

Combine oregano, salt, and pepper. Rub all of mixture into chicken. Brown chicken in canola oil in skillet. Transfer to slow cooker.

Place water, lemon juice, garlic, and bouillon cubes in skillet. Bring to boil, loosening browned bits from skillet. Pour over chicken.

Cover crock pot and cook on HIGH 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or LOW 4-5 hours.

Add parsley and baste chicken.

Cover crock pot and cook on HIGH 15-30 minutes, until chicken is tender.

Makes 6 servings

Exchange List Values: Meat, very lean 4.0, Fat 1.5

Basic Nutritional Values: Calories 210 (calories from Fat 71), Total Fat 8 gm (Saturated Fat 1.2 gm, Polyunsat Fat 2.1 gm, Monounsat Fat 3.8 gm, Cholesterol 84 mg), Sodium 283 mg, Total Carbohydrate 1 gm, Dietary Fiber 0 gm, Sugars 1 gm, Protein 32 gm

Cindy Krestynick, Glen Lyon, PA
Source: Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook by Phyllis Pellman Good with American Diabetes Association