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Easy Chicken Cacciatore Meal With Whole Wheat Spaghetti Menu and Recipes

This menu features a quick and easy recipe for chicken cacciatore, a warm spinach salad and a sugar-free white cake with various topping options, to finish off the meal.В  Quick, easy, and healthy, too.В  Try this meal.В  You"ll be glad you did. EASY CHICKEN CACCIATORE 2 tbsp olive oil 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts and/or thighs 1 cup thinly sliced onion 1 cup thinly cut strips of green bell pepper 1/2 cup diced celery 2 tbsp Tomato Basil Garlic blend (such as Mrs. Dash) 1 - 14 1/2 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained 1/2 cup red cooking wine Cooked whole-wheat thin spaghetti for 4 to 6 servings. Heat oil in large skillet.В  Add chicken and cook over medium heat on both sides until lightly browned.В  This should take about 5 minutes per side.В  Remove from pan and set aside.В  Add onion, bell pepper, celery and spices to skillet.В  Cook over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.В  Stir in tomatoes and red wine.В  Return chicken to skillet with vegetables and cook over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.В  Serve over cooked spaghetti. В  WARM SPINACH SALAD 1 bag (approx. 7 oz) baby spinach leaves 1/2 cup salad croutons (non-fat preferred) 1/4 cup white vinegar 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 3 tbsp SPLENDA Granular 5 slices bacon 1/4 cup chopped red onion 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced Wash spinach leaves well, remove stemsВ and drain in a colander.В  Place in a salad serving bowl and add croutons.В  In a small mixing bowl, blend together water, vinegar, mustard and SPLENDA.В  Set aside. Over medium-high heat, fry bacon in saucepan until crispy.В  Drain well on paper toweling.В  In same pan, put onion and garlic; cook 1 to 2 minutes.В  Add vinegar mixture, return bacon to pan and simmer another 1 - 2 minutes.В  Pour over spinach and croutons and mix well.В  Serve immediately while still warm. This is a good diabetic salad as the carbs and protein are basically equal and a 1 3/4 cup serving has only one gram of sugar. QUICK WHITE CAKE 1 2/3 cups sifted cake flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp salt 1 cup Equal Sugar-Lite 1/2 cup solid shortening 2 egg whites 3/4 cup 2% milk 1 tsp vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and Equal.В  Blend together well.В  Add shortening and egg whites.В  Using an electric mixer, at low speed, mix into flour mixture.В  Add milk and vanilla and beat at medium speedВ for 3 minutes or until smooth.В  Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.В  Pour batter into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Topping suggestions: Cut into squares and top each square with a dollop of sugar-free whipped topping, and fresh berries of your choice. Mix a small package of your favorite flavored gelatin mix according to package conditions.В  As cake begins to cool, poke holes in cake with a large fork.В  Pour 1/2 of the gelatin mixture over cake.В  Refrigerate.В  Refrigerate the remaining gelatin until lightly set.В  Using mixer, mix gelatin into one small carton sugar-free whipped topping.В  Spread over cake.В  Keep in refrigerator until serving time. Enjoy!

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