Sunday, May 17, 2009

Cheesy chicken, baked with salsa.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 65 minutes

Ingredients
1 cooking spray
2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cup salsa
15 oz Corn, yellow, sweet, kernels, cooked, drained
1 1/2 cup Cheese, colby & monterey jack, finely shredded
1/2 cup fresh chopped green onion, optional


1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and place the chicken in a 2 - quart casserole coated with nonstick cooking spray, and cover with the salsa and corn.
2 Cover, and bake for 1 hour. Uncover and sprinkle with cheese, and continue cooking for 5 minutes or until it is cheese bubbles.
3 Sprinkle with the green onion, if desired, and serve.

Nutrition Facts Amount Per Serving
Calories 330.6
Total Carbs 26.6g
Dietary Fiber 2.4g
Sugars 4.7g
Total Fat 8.7g
Saturated Fat 4.4g
Unsaturated Fat 4.4g
Potassium 542.1mg
Protein 37.1g
Sodium 452.8mg

Dietary Exchanges
1 Fat,
1 Meat,
1 1/4 Starch,
1 Vegetable,
4 Very Lean Meat


Note: One or more ingredients from this recipe are not included in the nutritional analysis above. Either the ingredient is missing from our database or is listed as "optional" in the recipe.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Pineapple Honey Chicken Breasts

Pineapple Honey Chicken Breasts

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Yields 4 servings

Ingredients
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 medium garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp honey
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, chicken breast halves
4 piece Pineapple, slices, 3" x 3/4", fresh, 1/2-inch thick (4 canned pineapple slices may be substituted)
cooking spray

Directions
1 Coat the grill with cooking spray and preheat for 5 minutes.
2 Blend the soy sauce, ginger, oil, garlic and honey.
3 Place the chicken in the grill and spoon the soy honey sauce over each piece.
4 Grill for 3 minutes.
Place 1 slice of pineapple on each piece of chicken and grill for 3-5 minutes.

***I served with four cheese potatoes that i added real chunks of cheddar cheese too. I think it would have tasted good with wild rice and edanome.

Nutrition Facts (for chicken only)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 180.1
Total Carbs 9.3g
Dietary Fiber 0.5g
Sugars 6.5g
Total Fat 3.1g
Saturated Fat 0.6g
Unsaturated Fat 2.5g
Potassium 343.8mg
Protein 27.7g
Sodium 464.5mg
Dietary Exchanges
1/2 Fruit,
1/2 Other Carbohydrate,
3 1/2 Very Lean Meat