Ingredients:
3 lb broiler/fryer chicken,skined
3/4 cup shredded yellow squash
3/4 cup shredded zucchini
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 1/4 cup toasted,wholewheat breadcrum
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 tbsp unsweetened apple juice
2 tbsp honey
Instructions:
Discard giblets and neck of chicken (or save for stock.) Rinse
chicken under cold, running water, and pat dry. Set aside.
Coat a large nonstick skillet with Pam; place over med-hi heat until
hot. Add yellow squash, zucchini, onion, celery, and garlic, and
saute until tender-crisp. Drain. Combine vegetable mixture,
breadcrumbs, egg, pecans, salt, and pepper in a med bowl; stir well.
Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan that has
been coated with Pam. Stuff lightly with dressing mixture. Truss
chicken (or put ball of foil in opening.) Combine apple juice and
honey, stirring well. Brush chicken with half of apple juice-honey
mixture. Bake at 350 deg F for 1 1/2- 2 hours or until drumsticks are
easy to move and juices run clear, basting occasionally with
remaining apple-honey muixture. PER SERVING: 266 calories, 26.8 g
protein, 10.8 g fat, 15.6 g carbohydrate 119 g cholesterol, 1.8 mg
iron, 246 mg sodium, 45 mg calcium.
Servings: 6
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
“Young children and chickens would ever be eating.” Thomas Tusser, English author (1524-1580). 'Points of Huswifery'
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