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Chicken Salad Nests

Source: America's Best Cookbook for Kids with Diabetes
by Colleen Bartley

Serves: 4

2˝ cups dice chicken breasts, 2 T plain yogurt

   (about 8 oz.) 2 T lower-fat mayonnaise

1 cup halved red or green                 ˝ tsp. salt

   seedless grapes 1˝ cups crisp chow mein noodles

˝ cup drained pineapple tidbits   ˝ cup grated carrots

Ľ cup diced celery 2 T chopped fresh chives or parsley

In a medium bowl, mix chicken, grapes, pineapple and celery. In a small bowl, combine yogurt, mayonnaise and salt. Pour over chicken mixture and toss lightly. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Just before serving, combine noodles and carrots. Divide evenly among 4 serving plates. Mound chicken mixture in the middle of each "nest" and sprinkle with chives.

Variation: Substitute 2 cans (each 6 oz.) drained, water-packed chunky light or white tuna for the chicken.

Nutrition per Serving		Exchanges	Carb Choices
Calories	245	1 starch	n/a
Fat, total	9 g	1 fruit
Fat, saturated	1 g	2˝ lean meat
Carbohydrates	22 g
Protein	21 g
Cholesterol	53 mg
Dietary Fiber	2 g
Sodium	443 mg