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Sicilian Chicken
Title: Sicilian Chicken Categories: Poultry etc, Main dish, Low-fat Yield: 4 Servings 1 ts Dried basil 1 ts Dried oregano 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 4 Chicken breasts, boneless, - skinless 1 tb Olive oil 1 Onion, chopped 1 Garlic clove, minced 19 oz Canned stewed tomatoes 1/2 ts Cinnamon 2 ts Red wine vinegar 2 ts Capers, chopped - or - green olives Fresh parsley, chopped Serve with - Couscous Steamed spinach Chocolate cake with strawberries Milk By removing the skin from the chicken and pairing it with low-fat couscous, you can enjoy chocolate cake, too, without blowing the bank as far as fat in concerned. In this dish, chicken is nestled in a bed of robust Sicilian ingredients, including capers and tomatoes. Combine basil, oregano, salt and pepper; sprinkle half of the mixture over both sides of chicken. In a large nonstick skillet, heat half of the oil over medium-high heat; brown chicken on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer to plate and set aside. in skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat; cook onion, garlic and remaining basil mixture, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until softened. Add tomatoes, breaking up with spoon, cinnamon, vinegar and capers; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside. Sprinkle with parsley. Per serving: about 212 calories, 29 g protein, 5.2 g fat, 13 g carbohydrate, good source of iron. Thursday's Menu: Calories Fat(g) Sicilian chicken 212 5.2 1 c couscous 201 0.3 1 ts butter 33 3.7 1/2 c steamed spinach 21 0.2 1/2 ts butter 16 1.8 1 c milk 1% 102 2.6 1/16th choc cake 237 8.6 [slice of 9-inch cake] 1/2 c froz strawberries 122 : 0.2 [sweetened variety] Total: 944 22.6 Percent from fat: 21 percent Source: Canadian Living Test Kitchen, Canadian Living [magazine] Feb 96 : [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@msn.com From: Paul A. Meadows Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #190 Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 22:07:51 -0700 From: Julie Bertholf |