Chicken with Cherry Pineapple Sauce

  Chicken & Turkey

Sweet and colorful, this tender, lower-fat chicken dish is simply fantastic! The quick prep time, fresh flavors, cherries and chunks of pineapple will make it a family favorite in no time.

Chicken with Cherry Pineapple Sauce

Average Rating: 4.857142

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil
  • 1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks
  • 1/2 cup sweet-and-sour sauce
  • 1/4 cup dried cherries
  • 2 green onions, sliced

Instructions

  • 1. Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt and ginger. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken in oil.
  • 2. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. In a small bowl, combine the sauce, cherries and reserved juice; pour over chicken.
  • 3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°, turning chicken once. Stir in pineapple and onions; heat through.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half with about 1/4 cup sauce : 238 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 473mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 1g fiber), 24g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
3 lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.

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