Healthy Chicken Sausage and Polenta Dinner for Diabetics

I get a kick out of serving this chicken sausage dish—everyone’s always on time for dinner when they know it’s on the menu. —Angela Spengler, Tampa, FloridaTEST KITCHEN APPROVED

Chicken Sausages with Polenta

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Yield:6 servings

Prep:10 min

Cook:20 min

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Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 1 tube (1 pound) polenta, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 each medium green, sweet red and yellow peppers, thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 package (12 ounces) fully cooked Italian chicken sausage links, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil

Directions

1. 1In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add polenta; cook 9-11 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Keep warm.
2. 2Meanwhile, in another large skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers and onion; cook and stir until tender. Remove from pan.
3. 3Add sausages to same pan; cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until browned. Return pepper mixture to pan; heat through. Serve with polenta; sprinkle with cheese and basil.

Nutrition Facts

2/3 cup sausage mixture with 2 slices polenta: 212 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 46mg cholesterol, 628mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 13g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.