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Title: Sicilian Chicken - Thursday's Dinner Menu
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
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