Spicy Chicken over Rice

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup barbeque sauce
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 3 cups snow peas
• 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
• 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1/2 – inch strips
• 1/4 cup peanuts
• 2-2/3 cups cooked brown rice

Instructions

Combine barbeque sauce, applesauce, curry powder, salt, black pepper, thyme and raisins in a bowl and set aside. In a large non stick skillet, sauté snow peas, red pepper, onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon oil. Remove vegetables from skillet and set aside. Sauté chicken in remaining tablespoon of oil until just cooked (about 2 to 3 minutes per side). Stir barbeque sauce mixture in with cooked chicken and heat until bubbly. Add sautéed vegetables and stir until they are coated with sauce. Garnish with peanuts.

Yield: 6 servings (1 cup chicken over 2/3 cup brown rice)

Nutritional Info

• Calories = 382
• Fat = 11 gm
• Saturated fat = 2 gm
• Cholesterol = 48 mg
• Protein = 24 gm
• Sodium = 566 mg
• Carbohydrate = 48 gm
• Fiber = 6 gm
• Calcium = 74 mg
• % Calories from fat = 26%

Food exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fruit, 3 lean meat