Salsa Fiesta Chicken

Salsa Fiesta Chicken

	Prep Time: 10 Minutes	Ready In: 25 Minutes
	Cook Time: 1hr- 25 minutes	Servings: yields  1 ¾ cups

"chicken and veggies are braised with salsa to create this satisfying  fiesta dish.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts 2 teaspoons canola oil 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 medium green pepper, chopped 3/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped celery 2 cups of chicken stock

2  cup frozen corn, thawed 1 garlic clove, minced 2 cups salsa 2 cups hot cooked rice Optional 1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream ( Optional )

Directions:

1.

In a large pot heat 2 cups of chicken stock and 2 cups of salsa. Place chicken  in pot, braise chicken for about 1 hour, until tender. Add mushrooms, green pepper, onion, celery, corn and garlic for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Pull Chicken out and shred it into small pieces and return to pot. Serve salsa chicken and veggies over rice. Top with cheese and sour cream. Health Tip, Corn is a good source of energy-producing vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and phosphorus; heart-healthy folate and dietary fiber; and free radical-scavenging vitamin C and manganese.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1-1/4 cups mixture over 1/2 cup cooked rice with 1 tablespoons sour cream) equals 379 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 81 mg cholesterol, 736 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 36 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 2 vegetable.