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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
6 cup 98% fat-free no-salt-added canned
chicken broth
1 medium red-skinned potato, scrubbed, diced
1/4 cup dried split peas
1/2 tsp crushed dried basil
1/2 tsp crushed dried thyme
1 small bay leaf
1 medium zucchini, cut into 1" cubes
1 large ripe plum tomato, seeded, diced
1 can cannellini beans - (15 oz), rinsed, drained
1 cup chopped cooked turkey meat
= (or chicken breast)
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, (optional)
2 tbsp freshly-grated Parmesan cheese, (optional)
Directions
In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Sauté
until onion is wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth.
Raise heat and add potato, split peas, basil, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring
to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Remove bay leaf. Stir in zucchini, tomato, cannellini beans, and turkey.
Simmer, uncovered, another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Ladle into soup bowl. If using, sprinkle each serving with parsley and
then some of the grated cheese. Serve hot.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Very Lean Protein, 2 Carbohydrate (1 1/2
Bread/Starch, 1 Vegetable).
Nutrition Facts: 226 calories (16% calories from fat), 20 g protein, 4 g
total fat (0.9 g saturated fat), 26 g carbohydrates, 7 g dietary fiber, 27
mg cholesterol, 253 mg sodium.
Source:
"Diabetic Recipes at http://www.diabetic-recipes.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-09-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Diabetic-Lifestyle, 2001"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 33 Calories; 2g Fat (44.8% calories
from fat); 1g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
2mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 4
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