Sunday, April 19, 2009

LOW-FAT CHICKEN OREGANO WITH SWEET PEPPERS

Serves: 4
Serve this on top of a bed of brown rice.

INGREDIENTS:
1.5 lbs. chicken pieces, skin removed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
cooking spray
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 lemon, sliced
1 tomato, chopped
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh (or one teaspoon dried) oregano
1/4 cup white wine or 1/4 cup low-fat, low-sodium chicken broth
3/4 cup low-fat,low-sodium chicken broth
1 medium, sweet green pepper, cut into strips
1 medium, sweet red pepper, cut into strips

DIRECTIONS:

1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Lightly coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
3. Cook chicken over medium heat until light brown (about 15 minutes), turning once. Reduce heat.
4. Sprinkle garlic, lemon, half of tomato, onion, parsley and oregano over chicken pieces in skillet. 5. Add wine and broth.
6. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Add remaining tomato and sweet peppers, cover and continue to simmer for 7-10 minutes or until chicken is tender and cooked through.

NUTRITION INFO:
Calories: 240
Fat: 3 g
Carbohydrates: 10.7 g
Protein: 42.7 g

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