Desperately need nutritional info please

[Kuvy]

Hi ladies
Since this is now clearly our favorite dish (we've had it three times in the past two weeks!!!:eek: ) I really need the calories, fat and fiber per serving. Frankly, I'm dreading it, but I think it's time to face facts and look them squarely in the eye! :p
Can anyone run the numbers for me? Thank you so much!!!

Crockpot Thai Chicken
posted by CLAIRE797 (THANK YOU CLAIRE!)

1-2 lb chicken pieces (e.g. breasts or thighs)
3/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup peanut butter (I use "reduced fat")
2-4 Tbs lime juice
1-2 Tbs soy sauce
1 Tbs fresh minced or jarred ginger
1 tsp "fresh ground chili paste"
2-3 Tbs fish sauce
GARNISH:
1/4 cup raw peanuts
2-4 Tbs fresh cilantro, chopped

Place chicken in crockpot. Mix other ingredients except cilantro and peanuts. Pour over chicken. Cook for 6-8 hours on low for chicken with bones in or 4 hours on low for chicken without bones. Garnish with cilantro and peanuts and serve.

[Carpathia]

Sorry I don't have nutritional info, but it doesn't look that bad... :) in fact, i think i'm going to try and make it for dinner one day this week. can you tell me, what is "fresh ground chilli paste"? also, you think i can get away with leaving the fish sauce out?

[yorkshirepud]

Kuvy,

I can't calcuate the nutritional info for you as I don't have MC, but you may want to join FitDay (http://www.fitday.com/). This enables you to input the ingredients online and get the break down on all the info you need. You just need to get out a calculator to break it down into serving size as it just gives the data as a whole.

Looking at the recipe, I'd have to agree with Carpathia, it doesn't look bad at all. Really, the fat is only coming from the chicken, which is low as we know, and the peanut butter. I don't know how many this serves, but even at 4 servings, that's then only 1 tbsp of peanut butter per serving.

[Kuvy]

Yorkshirepud -
Oh - I'd never heard of FitDay - thanks!

Carpathia - Actually, Claire's original recipe doesn't have chiles nor fish sauce in it, but it's sooooooooooo good with them added in...
Anyway I use either "Fresh Ground Chile Paste" (from the asian section at the grocery store) plus a dash of sugar or honey and a dash of white wine vinegar, or best of all, some "Sweet Red Chili Sauce" buy online here (http://www.atasteofthai.com/sauces.cfm) if I have some on hand.

[wallycat]

I had to alter some of the ingredients as mastercook wouldn't recognize stuff the way you copied it...I'm not great with Mastercook either...oh, and I used 4 servings...and 1 pound of chicken pieces. HEre's what I got:


* Exported from MasterCook *

Crockpot Thai Chicken

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lb chicken pieces -- (1 to 2)
3/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 Tbs lime juice -- (2 to 4)
1 Tb soy sauce -- (1 to 2)
1 Tb ginger root, grated

1 " fresh ground chili paste"
2 Tbs fish sauce -- (2 to 3)
GARNISH:
1/4 cup raw peanuts
2 Tbs fresh cilantro -- chopped (2 to 4)

lace chicken in crockpot. Mix other ingredients except cilantro and peanuts. Pour over chicken. Cook for 6-8 hours on low for chicken with bones in or 4 hours on low for chicken without bones. Garnish with cilantro and peanuts and serve.



Description:
"CLAIRE797 from CL BB"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 334 Calories; 21g Fat (55.7% calories from fat); 23g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 72mg Cholesterol; 4456mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[Kuvy]

:o :( 21g of fat! :eek: :mad:

Oh dear. I don't suppose using reduced-fat peanut butter would make a huge difference :rolleyes: :confused:

(thanks though wallycat!)

[wallycat]

Maybe someone with better Mastercook skills will prove me wrong...

I don't know if you left the skins on and maybe mastercook thinks they are on...
if it's mostly PB, it's the good fat :D

[Molli526]

If you use boneless, skinless breasts, that would lower the fat count. Mastercook isn't always right, I would try the fitday calculator.

[Vicanddi]

This is what I get in MC:

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 361 Calories; 12g Fat (31.6% calories from fat); 56g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 144mg Cholesterol; 399mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 7 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat.

[claire797]

Originally posted by Vicanddi
This is what I get in MC:

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 361 Calories; 12g Fat (31.6% calories from fat); 56g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 144mg Cholesterol; 399mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 7 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat.

That's more like it!

If you use boneless skinless breasts, the only fat would come from whatever paltry amount is in the chicken 2 or 3 grams? and the tablespoon of low fat peanut butter (6 grams?) which is how much you'd get in a quarter of the dish.

I wouldn't eat it if it had 21 grams per serving! The calorie count would be lower too.

[Kuvy]

oh, praise the lord.

PHEW!


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[wallycat]

Thanks...

so the "chicken pieces" should be boneless skinless breasts?? or??

I'll make this in the next day or so....oh, and can I use frozen chicken or thaw first...I know..it's probably been asked before...
I'll just thaw it and be done with it.

:D

[claire797]

Here's my non-MC analysis.

1 lb chicken pieces -- (1 to 2) boneless, skinless 480
3/4 cup salsa 60-80
1/4 cup peanut butter 360
2 Tbs lime juice -- (2 to 4) 10
1 Tb soy sauce -- (1 to 2) 10
1 Tb ginger root, grated 10

1 " fresh ground chili paste" Uh, no idea. 60ish?
2 Tbs fish sauce -- (2 to 3) 30? Fish sauce isn't high cal
GARNISH:
1/4 cup raw peanuts
2 Tbs fresh cilantro -- chopped (2 to 4)

1040 for the whole dish divided by 4 = 260

So around 260 without the garnish.

[claire797]

Originally posted by wallycat
Thanks...

so the "chicken pieces" should be boneless skinless breasts?? or??

I'll make this in the next day or so....oh, and can I use frozen chicken or thaw first...I know..it's probably been asked before...
I'll just thaw it and be done with it.

:D

I've done it both ways. For this dish, I prefer the boneless, skinless breasts.

I usually thaw mine first because I always forget how long frozen chicken takes, but I think (if you forget to thaw it or something!) you'd be fine just throwing it in frozen and adding on an hour or so.

[Kuvy]

wallycat - just another pitch for "The Best Ever Thai Meal" recipes here (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51939)

Claire797 - if calories are 260 per serving, any idea how much fat and fiber are?


I promise to stop going on about this after this!!!!!!!:eek:

[claire797]

Originally posted by Kuvy
wallycat - just another pitch for "The Best Ever Thai Meal" recipes here (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51939)

Claire797 - if calories are 260 per serving, any idea how much fat and fiber are?


I promise to stop going on about this after this!!!!!!!:eek:

My guess is 8-10 grams of fat. No idea on the fiber. Probably not much, though. You could serve it with brown rice :).