Chicken Orientale

With no added salt and very little oil in the marinade, these broiled or grilled kabobs made with skinless chicken breasts are lower in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.  

Ingredients:

• 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 8 fresh mushrooms
• black pepper to taste
• 8 parboiled whole white onions
• 2 oranges, quartered
• 8 canned pineapple chunks
• 8 cherry tomatoes
• 6 ounces frozen, concentrated apple juice, thawed
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce, low sodium
• dash ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• ¼ cup vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Sprinkle chicken breasts with pepper.
2. Thread 8 skewers as follows: chicken, mushroom, chicken, onion, chicken, orange quarter, chicken, pineapple chunk, cherry tomato.
3. Place kabobs in shallow pan.
4. Combine remaining ingredients; spoon over kabobs. Marinate in refrigerator at least 1 hour.
5. Drain. Broil 6 inches from heat, 15 minutes on each side, brushing with marinade every 5 minutes. Discard any leftover marinade.

Yield: 8 servings

Serving Size: ½ chicken breast kabob

Each serving provides:

• Calories: 359
• Total fat: 11 g
• Saturated fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 66 mg
• Sodium: 226 mg