Recipes

Just-for-kids honey lemon chicken

Ingredients:

- Preheat oven to 350◦ F (180◦ C)
- 13- by 9-inch (3 L) baking dish
8 Chicken thighs, skin removed
2 tbsp (25 mL) liquid honey
2 tsp (10 mL) grated lemon zest
1 tsp (5 mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 large clove garlic, minced
¼ tsp (1 mL) salt
¼ tsp (1 mL) freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

1. Arrange chicken in baking dish. In a bowl, combine honey, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper; spoon over chicken.
2. Bake in oven, basting once, for 45 to 55 minutes or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced.

Notes:

Nutritional Analysis per Serving:
Calories 192
Carbohydrate 6g
Fiber 0g
Protein 25g
Total fat 7g
Saturated fat 2g
Sodium 185 mg
Cholesterol 95 mg

Canada’s Choice per Serving: ½ Carbohydrate, 3½ Meat & Alternatives

Recipe reprinted with permission from Diabetes Comfort Food, Johanna Burkhard and Barb Selley, Robert Rose Inc., 2006, http://www.robertrose.ca