Chicken & Goat Cheese Skillet

Ingredients:

1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup cut fresh asparagus (1-inch pieces)
1 garlic clove, minced
3 plum tomatoes, chopped
3 tablespoons 2% milk
2 tablespoons herbed fresh goat cheese, crumbled
Hot cooked rice or pasta
Additional goat cheese, optional

Directions:

1-Toss chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute chicken until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes. Remove from pan; keep warm.

2- Add asparagus to skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat 1 minute. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes, milk and 2 tablespoons cheese; cook, covered, over medium heat until cheese begins to melt, 2-3 minutes. Stir in chicken. Serve with rice. If desired, top with additional cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups chicken mixture: 251 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 74mg cholesterol, 447mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 29g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 fat, 1 vegetable