Citrus Chicken
This spicy sauce works equally well with fish or pork.
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast cutlets
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Cooking spray
- 6 cups bagged prewashed baby spinach
Preparation
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.
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.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 183 (24% from fat)
- Fat:
- 4.9g (sat 0.9g,mono 2.8g,poly 0.7g)
- Protein:
- 27.4g
- Carbohydrate:
- 7.1g
- Fiber:
- 2.1g
- Cholesterol:
- 66mg
- Iron:
- 2.3mg
- Sodium:
- 278mg
- Calcium:
- 50mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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Worthy of a special occasion? Yeah, not so much.
But it least there's enough chicken leftover to make sammies tomorrow.10/18/09
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This recipe needed some work. I had to cook the chicken longer than required, but it still came out decent. However, it seemed to be lacking in flavor...07/31/09





