Poultry Recipes That Are Perfect For Diabetics, Too!

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Diabetics can eat right along with everyone else with a few tweaks here and there in a recipe. There is no need for diabetics to eat boring, bland food. These poultry recipes are perfect for diabetics and so good the others who do not have diabetes will never notice the difference.

EASY TURKEY SAUSAGE GUMBO
1/3 cup flour
1 can (14-oz) reduced-sodium chicken broth
3/4 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-in cubes
1/2 large red bell pepper
1/2 large green bell pepper
1 large onion, chopped coarsely
1 celery stalk, sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp Cajun seasoning
1 cup water
3 cups plain cooked brown rice*
1 pkg (10-oz) frozen cut okra
1/2 lb smoked turkey sausage cut into slices
1 large ripe tomato, chopped

In a heavy-duty Dutch oven (4 to 6-quart size), cook and stir the flour over medium heat approximately 6 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring constantly! Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Slowly whisk the broth into the flour. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Add the chicken, bell peppers, onion, celery, garlic, seasoning, and water.

Bring to mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, 10 to 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir often during cooking.

Stir in the rice, okra, sausage, and tomato; return just to boiling; reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 3 to 4 minutes.

Ladle into serving bowls.
Yield: About 8 servings of 1 cup each

*If you prefer, you can use a pouch of cooked brown rice (14.8-oz size).

This gumbo has a ratio of 26 g carbs and 18 g protein per serving.

TURKEY GYROS
1 (8-oz) turkey tenderloin
1 1/2 tsp Greek seasoning
1 cucumber
2/3 cup plain non-fat yogurt
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 tsp dried dill weed
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp olive oil
4 pita breads
1 1/2 cups romaine lettuce, shredded
1 thinly sliced tomato
2 tbsp crumbled feta cheese

Cut the tenderloin across the grain into 1/4-inch slices. Sprinkle slices on both sides with the Greek seasoning and let stand for 5 minutes.

Cut 2/3 of the cucumber into thin slices. Finely chop the remaining 1/3. Combine in a small bowl with the yogurt, onion, dill, and lemon juice.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the turkey slices and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side until cooked through.

Wrap 2 pita breads in a paper towel and microwave on high speed for 30 seconds, just until warmed. Repeat with the remaining two breads.

Divide the lettuce, tomato, cucumber slices, turkey, cheese, and yogurt sauce evenly among the 4 breads. Fold edges over and secure with toothpicks but remind everyone to remove toothpicks before eating. Never leave toothpicks in food while eating.

Enjoy!

Find more of Linda's recipes at http://diabeticenjoyingfood.blogspot.com/ She also shares diabetic and other health information at http://grandmaskitchenmedicine.blogspot.com/

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Cooking Seafood With Summer Vegetables - Tuna and French Beans

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Most vegetables are available throughout the year from around the world, but summer provides us with the benefit of obtaining them from your own locality, preferably picked the same day. This recipe idea combines crisp, chilled and marinated French beans with a lightly grilled Tuna steak. To many people who do not eat a great amount of fish, Tuna is the closest alternative to a Beef steak, because of the colour and texture of the fish, and on a sunny day it will be ideal to cook on the BBQ.

Select the freshest small green beans that you can find, ideally from your own garden. For each person 125 g, top and tail the beans carefully and economically. Cook in lightly salted water, or steam, for around six minutes. The beans need to be crispy. Drain, and chill in ice. When cold drain and coat for several hours in vinaigrette dressing, which has added crushed garlic and freshly squeezed lemon juice.

Select even sized Tuna steaks between 2 and 3 cm thick, ideally around 175 g in weight. Heat a griddle pan, or BBQ, to very hot and lightly brush with vegetable oil. Add the steaks and sear for 1 minute, turn the steaks through 60 degrees to create a diamond effect. After another minute turn over and repeat the process. This will produce a Tuna steak with a charcoal flavoured surface and a lightly cooked interior, similar to a rare steak. This is the ideal way to cook such a firm textured fish, but for those who would prefer the fish fully cooked, as in well done for a Beef steak, just keep on the heat source for a longer time, but at a lower temperature. I would suggest that you try the steak lightly cooked, since if it is not to your liking you can replace it on the heat source and cook longer, but you cannot do the reverse.

Attractively place the chilled and marinated beans in the centre of a plate and top with the Tuna steak. For the accompaniments I suggest a hot baked potato or cold potato salad, and a dip of either garlic mayonnaise or a home-made Pesto sauce. With lots of cold drinks of your choice!

Comments: subject to your budget, different vegetables can be used such as asparagus, baby carrots or grilled aubergine - all served chilled. Try Monk Fish, Salmon or Swordfish as alternatives to Tuna. The accompaniments can be lower in calorie and fat levels by using freshly squeezed lemon and smoked paprika as condiments, and a salad to replace the potato dish. For non garlic lovers do not add garlic to some of the French beans.

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Learn The Basics Of Using Your Water Boiler At Home

Using water boilers at home is a practice done by many people nowadays. You may have some tools or equipments that you expect to be using long into the future and you want to make the most of what you have. It is only when they stop functioning or become faulty that you realize just how useful they are. One such example is the that. You often make use of it every day. However, do you know how to take care of it properly? The tanks of water boilers are large and often made from steel. The normal capacity of most boilers is up to 40 gallons. The larger capacity ones can accommodate 60 gallons, even. These tanks will have around two to three tubes that run outside and they also have a very thick insulation. These external tubes will be mainly used to bring water from an outside source to the boiler and back. The two tubes work together, with one tube serving as the entry path for cold water and the other tube as the exit path of heated water. This is where the burner found inside the steel tank does its job.

The main operation of the it largely relies on the burner. It is also its main weakness, if you can call it that. If you use the burner for prolonged periods or with high frequency, you would have a faulty boiler in your hands. The thermostat is another important part, which keeps the water at the right temperature.

When you are shopping for them, one of the things you should look into is the pressure relief valve. A weak or substandard pressure relief valve will provide no safety for the water system. That will not give you any amount of confidence when you are using it. Regular checks on certain aspects of the water boil is necessary when you are using it. The drain valve is another important part that needs to be checked.

There are so many types of water heater and you can choose them according to your needs. In United States, the most commonly used water boiler is the tank water heater. A specific power source is required for each water boiler to actually heat the water. If you don't want to use gas, you could choose electricity instead Lately, though, solar-powered water boilers have been introduced. There are so many other water boilers that are considered to be tank-less. These are also more popular in today's world. That is because they can be used in so many processes. You will be working with a water boiler without any tank to hold the water. The movement of the water through the pipes will be simultaneous to the heating process.

You should immediately notify the distributor or even the manufacturer should you start experiencing problems with the operation of the water boiler. Accidents happen, especially when using gas or electricity, and since these two are used in water boilers, you should be extra careful. Drain the water boiler regularly to maintain it and make it last longer.

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