Diabetes Friendly Entree Recipe - Old Fashioned Barbecue Chicken

Ingredients:

  • Cooking spray canola or olive oil
  • 12 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 2 12-ounce cans of tomato puree (no salt added)
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 6 tablespoons spicy mustard
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup sugar substitute
  • 1 dash hot sauce (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

Prepare the barbecue grill.


Make the sauce:

  1. Simmer tomato puree and onion in a covered saucepan for five minutes.
  2. Add the mustard, lemon juice, sugar substitute, seasonings, and vinegar.
  3. Simmer uncovered for eight minutes until the sauce thickens.

Cook the chicken:

  1. Spray chicken breasts with cooking spray and rub them with ground black pepper.
  2. Place chicken evenly on the hot grill.
  3. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes, turning frequently.
  4. When chicken is nearly done, brush both sides with barbecue sauce.
  5. Continue to grill until the chicken is done (no pinkness).
  6. Transfer to serving platter and spoon the remaining sauce over the chicken.

Nutritional Information

Serving Total:
12 Servings

Nutrition Per Serving:
170 Calories
3g Carbohydrate
33g Protein
2g Fat
1g Fiber
246mg Sodium

Exchanges:
4 Very Lean Meat, 1 Vegetable

Carb Counting:
None