Cilantro Lime Chicken
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 314.6
- Total Fat: 14.0 g
- Cholesterol: 98.6 mg
- Sodium: 407.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 6.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
- Protein: 40.5 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Cilantro Lime Chicken calories by ingredient
Introduction
This is from Cooking Light magazine and is OUTSTANDING! This is from Cooking Light magazine and is OUTSTANDING!Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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Chicken:
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray
Salsa:
1 cup chopped plum tomato (about 2)
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 avocado, peeled and finely chopped
Directions
1. To prepare chicken, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; toss and let stand 3 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
2. To prepare salsa, combine tomato and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a medium bowl. Add avocado; stir gently to combine. Serve salsa over chicken.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and about 1/4 cup salsa)
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FRAUCHING.