Recipe: Marinated Chicken Tenders

As a diabetic,  it's important to keep your glucose and insulin levels even to each other. Recipes that are high in protein and low in fat and sugar are ideal.

Ingredients:
-  2 lbs of chicken strips
- 1 cup of pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar OR 1/2 cup of honey
- 1/3 cup of light soy sauce
- (optional) sliced chili peppers

Materials:
- skewers
- bowls
- measuring cups
- pans
- grill or broiler in oven

Directions:
1. Cut the chicken into strips and then skewer them.
2. Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl to make a marinade.
3. Put the skewers in a pan then pour the marinade over them, set the chicken aside for about an hour.
4. After marination, place the chicken skewers on a sprayed piece of foil on a cookie sheet if using oven, grill the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side, until the chicken's juices run clear.
5. Serve with either brown rice, a green salad, quinoa, or couscous.

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Plated Dish

Works Cited:

Mayo Clinic. Metabolic Syndrome. Mayo Clinic, 2017. Mayoclinic.org. Web. 11/30/17.

Trisler, Barbara P. The Ultimate Guide to Diabetes Type 1 & 2. Barbara P. Trisler, 2017. Print.