Friday, June 23, 2006

A Divalicious recipe - Balsamic Chicken -If you don't have time to cook

This recipe takes about 20 minutes to prepare. This recipe was talked about on the show. This is taken from cooking light magazine - October 2001

1 teaspoon olive oil
3/4 cup coarsely chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, sliced
2 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 cup sliced green bell pepper
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup hot cooked long-grain rice

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauteƃ© 3 minutes. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Add bell pepper and next 4 ingredients (bell pepper through tomatoes). Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 20 minutes or until chicken is done. Serve over rice.

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half, 1 cup bell pepper mixture, and 1/2 cup rice)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 376(10% from fat); FAT 4.3g (sat 0.8g,mono 2.1g,poly 0.7g); PROTEIN 32g; CHOLESTEROL 66mg; CALCIUM 110mg; SODIUM 355mg; FIBER 6g; IRON 3.8mg; CARBOHYDRATE 52.3g

A divalicious tip: We added a little sugar to "cut" the vinegar taste, so the sauce is a little smoother.

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