#MEwx Hot and muggy again, with grilled chicken with Italian vegetables

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies with a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s with light and variable winds. Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy and humid with lows in the mid 60s. Winds are light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 70.4°F, the humidity is 97% and the dew point is 69.1°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.93, the Absolute pressure is 29.73 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear and sunny skies.

The UV rating is  2 out of 16, The moon is 61.5% illuminated, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 5:37 am↑ 67° East, Sunset is 7:50 pm↑ 292° Northwest, Moonrise is 11:16 pm↑ 73° East, Moonset is 12:26 pm↑ 284° West  and we'll have 14 hours 14 minutes of daylight today.  

We received 0.02 inches of rain here  over the past 24 hours.

Let's go back to chicken.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLES

16 oz. skinned and boned uncooked chicken breasts, cut into 4 pieces

1¼ cup chopped unpeeled zucchini

½ cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms

1¼ cups chopped fresh tomatoes

1/3 cup sliced ripe olives

1 tsp. Italian seasonings

¼ tsp. dried minced garlic

1 tsp. dried parsley flakes

 

• Dip chicken pieces in Italian dressing. 
• In a large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray, brown chicken pieces about 4 minutes on each side.
• Meanwhile, pour any remaining Italian dressing into another large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray. 
• Add 1¼ cup zucchini, ½ cup onion, 1 cup mushrooms, ¼ cup  tomatoes, 1/3 cup olives, 1 tsp. Italian seasonings, ¼ tsp. garlic and 1 tsp.  parsley flakes.  
• Mix well to combine.  
• Cook over medium heat until chicken is tender, stirring occasionally. 
• When serving, spoon full ½ cup vegetable mixture over each piece of chicken.

 

Each serving equals: 178 calories; 2 g fat;  28 g protein;  12 g carbohydrate;  620 mg sodium;  35 mg calcium;   2 g fiber

Diabetic Exchanges:  3 meat, 2 vegetables, ½ fat

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies with a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s with light and variable winds. Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy and humid with lows in the mid 60s. Winds are light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 70.4°F, the humidity is 97% and the dew point is 69.1°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.93, the Absolute pressure is 29.73 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear and sunny skies.

The UV rating is  2 out of 16, The moon is 61.5% illuminated, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 5:37 am↑ 67° East, Sunset is 7:50 pm↑ 292° Northwest, Moonrise is 11:16 pm↑ 73° East, Moonset is 12:26 pm↑ 284° West  and we'll have 14 hours 14 minutes of daylight today.  

We received 0.02 inches of rain here  over the past 24 hours.

Let's go back to chicken.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLES

16 oz. skinned and boned uncooked chicken breasts, cut into 4 pieces

1¼ cup chopped unpeeled zucchini

½ cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms

1¼ cups chopped fresh tomatoes

1/3 cup sliced ripe olives

1 tsp. Italian seasonings

¼ tsp. dried minced garlic

1 tsp. dried parsley flakes

 

• Dip chicken pieces in Italian dressing. 
• In a large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray, brown chicken pieces about 4 minutes on each side.
• Meanwhile, pour any remaining Italian dressing into another large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray. 
• Add 1¼ cup zucchini, ½ cup onion, 1 cup mushrooms, ¼ cup  tomatoes, 1/3 cup olives, 1 tsp. Italian seasonings, ¼ tsp. garlic and 1 tsp.  parsley flakes.  
• Mix well to combine.  
• Cook over medium heat until chicken is tender, stirring occasionally. 
• When serving, spoon full ½ cup vegetable mixture over each piece of chicken.

 

Each serving equals: 178 calories; 2 g fat;  28 g protein;  12 g carbohydrate;  620 mg sodium;  35 mg calcium;   2 g fiber

Diabetic Exchanges:  3 meat, 2 vegetables, ½ fat