#MEwx Sunny, warm and Grilled Chicken with Italian Vegetables

Good morning Augusta.

I’ve put up a new Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time readings online here.

This morning we have patchy fog and overcast skies. IT will be partly sunny with highs in the mid 70s. Winds are light and variable, becoming south around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight with lows in the upper 50s. Winds will be light and variable.

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

The wind is east Northeast between  0.0 MPH and 3.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.00, the Absolute pressure is 29.80 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The outdoor temperature is 60.0°F, the dew point is 60.1°F, the heat index is 60.4°F and the humidity is 99%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies, the sun is trying to break through.

The current Solar Radiation reading is 103.0W/m2, the UV Index is 0  placing the average person at no risk, the moon phase is waxing crescent and the moon is 1.4% illuminated. Sunrise is 5:58 AM, sunset is 7:25 PM, moonrise is 6:52 AM, Moonset is 8:17 PM and we’ll have 13 hours 26 minutes of daylight today.

Our next full moon will be on September 10 and the next new moon will be on September 25..

 

If you liked yesterday’s salad recipe, here’s another one.

 

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

 

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