Diabetic Lemon Chicken Recipe

Diabetic Lemon Chicken Recipe

Discover a flavorful, easy-to-prepare, and diabetic-friendly meal with this Easy Lemon Chicken recipe. Combining the lean protein of chicken breast and the tangy zing of fresh lemon, this dish not only pleases your palate but also fits neatly into your dietary plan. Accented with onion powder, white pepper, and oregano, and oven-baked to perfection, this chicken dish serves up a healthy dinner option in just 35 minutes. With a simple yet tasty recipe like this, cooking for specific dietary needs has never been easier or more delicious. Each serving delivers a nutritional punch of 30 grams of protein and only 3 grams of carbohydrates. Enjoy this lemon chicken as part of your balanced, diabetes-friendly diet.

Learn more about protein in "Easy Ways to Boost Your Protein Intake."
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Ingredients

Preparation time:
5 minutes
Cooking time:
30 minutes.

Directions

Yield:
4 servings

Serving size:
One 4-ounce breast

Preheat oven to 375˚F. Tear off a piece of aluminum foil that’s large enough wrap up all four pieces of chicken. Spray the aluminum foil with nonstick cooking spray (on one side only), and lay the chicken breasts on the sprayed foil. Drizzle with olive oil. Grate 1 tablespoon of lemon zest and set aside. Juice the lemon, removing the seeds. Pour lemon juice over chicken, then sprinkle chicken with lemon zest, onion powder, white pepper, and oregano. Fold the aluminum foil over the chicken and roll the edges of the foil together to make a sealed packet. Place packet on a jelly roll pan or in a large, shallow casserole dish. Bake 30 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully open foil, using tongs to remove chicken to serving plate.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 195 calories, Carbohydrates: 3 g, Protein: 30 g, Fat: 7 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Cholesterol: 96 mg, Sodium: 347 mg, Fiber: 0 g

Exchanges per serving: 4 lean meat.

This recipe was created by Kathleen Stanley, a diabetes educator at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.

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