Monday, June 28, 2010

Guacamole Chicken

Recipe adapted from:
www.cookinglight.com

Ingredients:
Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
  • 1 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 2 ripe peeled avocados, seeded and coarsely mashed

Chicken:

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped

Preparation:
To prepare sauce, combine first 8 ingredients; set aside.

Preheat oven to 400°.

To prepare chicken, combine sugar, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; sprinkle evenly over chicken. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes or until browned. Turn chicken over. Place pan in oven; bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until done. Serve chicken with sauce, top with chopped fresh tomatoes.

Notes & Tips:
I served this with black bean salad, but you can also serve this with rice. You can also grill the chicken if you'd rather.

Nutrition Facts:
Calories:301 (27% from fat)
Fat:9g (sat 1.5g,mono 4.8g,poly 1.3g)
Protein:41.6g
Carbohydrate:12.5g
Fiber:3.6g
Cholesterol:101mg
Iron:2.1mg
Sodium:575mg
Calcium:76mg

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