Italian Chicken Salad Sandwich & Healthy Food Recipes For Diabetics

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Healthy Food Recipes For Diabetics

It is commonly misconceived that when you are suffering from diabetes you should be wholly dependent on a strict diet including fruits and vegetables which is not necessary. However, the diabetics are bound to be careful on what they should eat and what they shouldn't. In spite of this restriction we have a good many alternative healthy food recipes for diabetics.

Chicken Breasts - Dinner

Marinade Skinless chicken breasts in Italian dressing can be preserved in your fridge fresh for about eight to ten hours. As soon as you step in for cooking you should apply your favorite herb mix, bread crumbs, and parmesan cheese. Place them in the oven for about 30 to 35 minutes above 300 degrees. Make it sure that your chicken is cooked well to ensure a healthy diabetic food recipe before putting off the oven. If it is OK, you can serve it with fresh side dish, probably your favorite salad or even steamed vegetables.

Spanish Egg Roll - Lunch

Among many of the healthy food recipes that are preferred by diabetics, Spanish egg roll is another one. It is very simple that can be prepared at home in varied tastes. You have to scramble some eggs in the way you usually do, and add in some onion and diced peppers to your taste. After this, just adding some grated cheese at the top of the scramble, and spooning can give you a tortilla wrap. It can be rolled up to have a delicious, tasty, and funky recipe. It is also a healthy lunch that can be enjoyed by the family as a whole.

Raw food recipes - Breakfast

Another one of the healthy food recipes for diabetics you can make for breakfast at home is raw fruit cereal. Simply by using natural grains, and small cut pieces of your favorite fruits with nuts added to milk or mere water, you will get dramatically a delicious recipe. It's so simple and economic to cater your need. You can have such raw recipes preferably to substitute your regular food when you are in any journey near around. In case you cannot have specific fruit to your taste, you need not get back as you can add any fruits that are available at your reach.

If you browse online you will find many of such food recipes for diabetics. Just being diagnosed with diabetes does not imply that you stay locked to specific diabetic foods but you have lots of healthy food recipes serving to control blood sugar.

iTALIAN CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH

yield: 4 sandwiches

 

prep time: 15 minutes

 

total time: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. cooked chicken, roughly chopped
½ cup shredded Asiago cheese
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
½cup Breakstone’s sour cream
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 leafs of Romaine lettuce
Pesto (either purchased or your favorite recipe)
4 ciabatta rolls

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a medium bowl, toss the chicken, Asiago and celery to combine.

2. In a small bowl, mix together the sour cream, Worcestershire, salt and pepper.

3. Add the Breakstone’s sour cream mixture to the chicken mixture and gently toss to combine.

4. Spread pesto on the top and bottom of each roll. Place a leaf of Romaine on the bottom of each roll. Place an even amount of chicken mixture on top of each lettuce leaf.

5. Cover with top of roll and serve.

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Pumpkin Tiramisu ( traditional Italian tiramisu )

Although this dessert recipe would probably not be found in Italy, it was inspired by the traditional Italian Food like tiramisu, and is very tasty and easy to assemble. What I like best about this tiramisu recipe though, is that you need to make it ahead of time so it rests in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours which is great for holiday entertaining. The refrigeration time helps to set the tiramisu allowing for easy slicing, and allows the flavors to meld and develop. Unfortunately, in my rush to prepare my Thanksgiving dishes this year, I neglected to follow one of my own simple tips that allows easy removal from the spring-form pan which is therefor visible in my photos. Before you assemble your dessert in the spring-form pan, if you cut three or four 12 inch strips of parchment paper 2 1/2 inches wide and lay these across the bottom of your pan, you can easily slide the tiramisu off the spring-form pan bottom and move it to a cake platter for serving.

I chose a mixture of bourbon and maple syrup as the liquid I used to dip my ladyfingers in as I felt these flavors would work well with the pumpkin. The pumpkin flavor is subtle in this dessert, but along with the ginger snaps, bourbon and maple syrup, everything comes together nicely. In my traditional tiramisu recipe I use raw egg whites but left them out in this recipe since many folks are concerned about using raw eggs in their recipes.

Pumpkin Tiramisu

Yield: Serves 10 - 12

Prep Time: 25 mins + 12 hrs refrigeration

A light & creamy dessert that would be perfect for an Italian inspired Thanksgiving dinner.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups Cold Heavy Cream
3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 (8 Ounce) Container Mascarpone Cheese
1 (15 Ounce) Can Pureed Pumpkin
1 Teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
2 (3 Ounce) Packages Savoiardi Cookies (Lady Fingers)
1/3 Cup Bourbon
1/3 Cup Maple Syrup
1 Cup Crumbled Ginger Snap Cookies
1/3 Cup Toasted Sliced Almonds

Directions:

For easier removal, lightly oil a 9-inch spring-form pan.
Cut 4 strips of parchment paper 12 inches long by about 2 1/2 inches wide and lay these intersecting across the bottom of the pan.
Mix together the bourbon and maple syrup.
Beat the whipping cream until you get stiff peaks, adding the powdered sugar in litttle by little as you whip the cream.
Add the mascarpone, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice and beat until blended.
Cut the lady fingers to a height of about 2 3/4 inches long and lightly dip each side in the borbon mixture.
Stand the cut lady fingers upright to line the sides of the pan.
Dip more lady fingers into the bourbon mixture, and line the bottom of the pan, cutting to fit as needed.
Spoon half the filling over the lady fingers, then sprinkle 3/4 of the ginger snap cookie crumbs on top.
Make another layer of dipped lady fingers on top of the pumpkin mixture, pressing in lightly as you go.
Spoon the rest of the spumpkin mixture on top of the lady fingers, smoothing the top.
Decorate the top with the remaining ginger snap cookie crumbs and sliced almonds.
Refrigerate the tiramisu overnight.
To unmold, first run a knife around the inside of the pan and remove the side.
Carefully move the tiramisu off the spring-form bottom onto a platter using the parchment papper strips.
Carefully pull the parchment strips off the bottom and serve.