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Citrus Chicken

Trisha  | Posted on Mar 14 2007 2:24 PM | Comments on 0 comments

Citrus Chicken

Cooking Light


This spicy sauce works equally well with fish or pork.

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
tablespoons fresh lime juice
tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
teaspoons bottled minced garlic
teaspoon grated orange rind
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
pound skinless, boneless chicken breast cutlets
tablespoon olive oil
 Cooking spray
cups bagged prewashed baby spinach

DIRECTIONS

Combine first 8 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Pour 1/4 cup juice mixture into a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken to bag. Seal; let stand 5 minutes. Add oil to remaining juice mixture; stir well with a whisk.

Yield: 4 servings

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 183(24% from fat); FAT 4.9g (sat 0.9g,mono 2.8g,poly 0.7g); PROTEIN 27.4g; CHOLESTEROL 66mg; CALCIUM 50mg; SODIUM 278mg; FIBER 2.1g; IRON 2.3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 7.1g


Melanie Barnard
Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2006

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Place 1 1/2 cups spinach on each of 4 plates. Divide chicken evenly among servings; top each serving with 1 tablespoon juice mixture.

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