Seared Chicken with Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa

Fix the salsa first so the flavors have time to develop. Serve with baked tortilla chips, reduced-fat sour cream, and frozen margaritas for a quick, festive dinner.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 1/2 cup tomatillo mixture)

Ingredients

• 4  ounces  tomatillos (3 tomatillos)
• 3/4  cup  peeled chopped avocado
• 1/3  cup  sliced radish
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh cilantro
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
• Cooking spray
• 4  (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  poultry seasoning

Preparation

Discard husks and stems from the tomatillos, and finely chop. Combine tomatillos and the next 6 ingredients (through pepper) in a medium bowl.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle chicken evenly with seasoning. Add chicken to pan; cook 3 minutes. Turn chicken over. Reduce heat, and cook 5 minutes or until done. Serve chicken with tomatillo mixture.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

199 (28% from fat)

Fat:

6.2g (sat 1.2g,mono 3.1g,poly 1g)

Protein:

30.5g

Carbohydrate:

4.9g

Fiber:

2.2g

Cholesterol:

74mg

Iron:

1.5mg

Sodium:

529mg

Calcium:

25mg