Post by chief_cook2 on Jan 31, 2004 13:39:46 GMT -6
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup thinly sliced onion
1 garlic clove, minced
5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon Nu-Salt*
1/2 teaspoon oregano, crushed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
5 ounces fresh spinach, washed and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup pastina (uncooked)*OR tiny pasta shapes
In saucepan in hot oil, cook and stir onion and garlic about 4 minutes. Add
chicken broth, bay leaf, Nu-Salt, oregano and pepper; bring to a boil.
Simmer about 10 minutes. Add pastina; simmer 5-7 minutes. Add spinach;
cook 2-3 minutes. Discard bay leaf; season with additional pepper,
if desired.
Makes 4 (1-1/2 cup) servings.
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 bread exchange, 1 vegetable exchange, 1/2 fat