Weeknight Honey-Orange Chicken with Butternut Squash
Combine orange juice, cornstarch, soy sauce, honey, ginger, garlic, salt and crushed red pepper with chicken and butternut squash in this delicious slow-cooker recipe. Serve over high-protein quinoa, which contains all nine essential amino acids.
Source: Diabetic Living Magazine
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size:
1 chicken thigh, 2/3 cup butternut squash mixture, and 1/3 cup quinoa Per Serving:
297 calories; protein 26.3g; carbohydrates 33.4g; dietary fiber 3.7g; sugars 10g; fat 6.6g; saturated fat 1.3g; cholesterol 107.5mg; vitamin a iu 7502.2IU; vitamin c 21.2mg; folate 56.2mcg; calcium 65.5mg; iron 2.4mg; magnesium 91.2mg; potassium 638.9mg; sodium 369.5mg.
Exchanges:
3 lean protein, 2 starch