Healthy Food: Chicken Soup with Lime and Cilantro - 2g Carbs, 0g Fiber, 1g Sugar

Chicken Soup with Lime and Cilantro - 2g Carbs, 0g Fiber, 1g Sugar

From: The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes
Yield: 5 cups (5 servings)

1 quart Homemade Chicken Broth OR
canned reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 whole chicken breast, skinned, boned, and split, OR
2 skinless, boneless breast halves (about 3/4 lb)
3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1/4 cup coarsely cilantro leaves

Bring the broth to a simmer in a large saucepan. Add the chicken; cover and simmer over low heat until it is just cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove and shred the chicken. Return it to the broth; add the lime juice and bring the soup to a boil. Ladle into soup bowls; sprinkle with cilantro.

Yield: 5 cups (5 servings)
Serving Size: 1 cup
Nutrition per Serving: 102 Calories, 4g Fat, 41mg Cholesterol, 126mg Sodium, 2g Carbs, 0g Dietary Fiber, 1g Sugars, 18g Protein
Diabetic Exchanges: 2 Lean Mea