Posted by Jennifer (the RD) on October 24, 2012

This is a recipe that comes from the davita.com website, www.davita.com .  It is kidney and diabetes friendly, but is also good for the general public since it is low fat and low salt. We are having a hawaiian celebration for out patients tomorrow and are serving this dish.  It smells heavenly when you are preparing it!

Serving size:  1 cup plus ½ cup rice

Ingredients:

One 8 ounce can juice packed pineapple chunks

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

¼ cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce

½ teaspoon garlic, chopped

1 cup celery, sliced

1 small onion, diced

1 green pepper, sliced

3 tablespoons cornstarch

¼ cup water

2 ½ cups cooked rice

 

Preparation:

•   Drain pineapple, reserving the juice
•   Cut chicken into bite size pieces and place in a saucepan
•   Add reserved pineapple juice, broth, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce and garlic.
•   Cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes
•   Add vegetables and pineapple.  Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
•  Combine cornstarch and water.  Gradually stir into hot mixture.  Continue to cook until thickened, stirring constantly
•  Serve over white rice (can be served with brown rice if you do not have kidney disease)

* This recipe counts as 3 meat, 2 starch, ½ vegetable – low potassium, ½ fruit – low potassium

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