Thursday, August 28, 2008

Black Pepper Citrus Chicken

This recipe is courtesy of Cooking Light. It is very quick, easy, & delicious!
I served this dinner with rice & green beans - yum!

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp canola oil, divided
1 1/4 tsps freshly ground black pepper, divided
1/4 tsp salt
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 cup vertically sliced onion*
2 tsp bottled minced garlic
1/4 cup white wine
2 Tbsps fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley*

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat
Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon pepper and salt over chicken
Add chicken to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned
Remove chicken from pan; keep warm
Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil to pan
Add onion and garlic to pan; sauté 2 minutes
Add wine; cook 1 minute
Return chicken to pan
Add remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper and juices
Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 4 minutes or until chicken is done
Sprinkle with parsley

Yield:
4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 2 tablespoons onion mixture)

Nutritional Information:
CALORIES 240(22% from fat); FAT 5.9g (sat 0.8g,mono 2.6g,poly 1.5g); IRON 1.5mg; CHOLESTEROL 99mg; CALCIUM 29mg; CARBOHYDRATE 3.8g; SODIUM 259mg; PROTEIN 39.6g; FIBER 0.5g

*I used a Walla Walla sweet onion - delicious! And I forgot to buy parsley at the grocery store, but that didn't make this dish any less delectable.

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