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6/5/08 1:36 A

Cooking With Kids in Mind page 182

Umm-ummmm! This dish is so fragrant as it bakes, the world will beat a path to your dinner table! It's incredibly flavorable, yet as healthy as can be.

1/4 chopped onion
1 3/4 cups (one 14oz can) stewed tomatoes, coarsely chopped and undrained
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons Sugar Twin or Sprinkle Sweet
1/2 (one 2.5-oz. jar) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/4 cup (3/4) grated Kraft fat-free Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups (8oz)diced cooked chicken breast
2 cups hot cooked noodles, rinsed and drained

Preheat over to 375 degrees. Spray and 8-by-8 inch baking dish with olive oil-flavored cooking spray. In a large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray, saute onion for 5 minutes. Stir in undrained stewed tomatoes , Italian seasoning, Sugar Twin, and mushrooms. Add Parnesan cheese, chicken, and noodles. Mix well to combine. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes. Place baking dish on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes. Divide into 4 servings.

Hints:
1. If you don't have leftovers, purchase a chunk of cooked chicken breast from your local deli.
2. 1 3/4 cups uncooked noodles usually cooks to about 2 cups.

Each serving equals:
HE: 2 1/4 protein, 1 1/4 Vegetable, 1 Bread, 1 Optional Calorie

251 Calories, 3 gm Fat, 24 gm Protein, 32 gm Carbohydrate, 558 mg Sodium, 77 mg Calcium, 3 gm Fiber

Diabetic: 2 1/2 Meat, 1 1/2 Starch, 1 Vegetable