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Spiced Chicken Breasts ( Serves 4 )
Spiced Paste:
1 large garlic clove
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 small fresh red or green chili
like serrano or cayenne
1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh gingerroot
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander seeds
3/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
(approx 1 1/4 pounds total)
1 small red onion
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Yogurt Sauce:
1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
pinch cayenne
Spice Paste:
Mince garlic with salt and mash to a paste. Mince chili
(including seeds for a spicier paste). Stir together
with garlic paste and remaining spice paste ingredients
in a bowl.
Cut 3 diagonal cuts about 1/4 inch deep in each chicken
breast. Rub spice paste into cuts and all over chicken.
Marinate chicken, covered, 30 minutes at cool room
temperature. Preheat broiler and line broiler pan with
foil. Cut onion in half through root end and reserve 1
half for sauce. Slice remaining onion half in thin
slices, separating layers. While broiling chicken, soak
onion slices in ice water in small bowl. Arrange
chicken leaving plenty of room between each piece on
broiler pan. Coat chicken with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
and broil about 3 inches from heat 8 minutes. Turn
chicken over and brush with remaining teaspoon vegetable
oil. Broil chicken about 6 minutes or until lightly
browned and no longer pink in the center. Prepare sauce
while chicken is broiling: Mince enough reserved onion
to measure 1 tablespoon and stir all sauce ingredients
together in a small bowl. Drain soaked onion and pat
dry between paper towels. Top chicken with onion slices
and serve with yogurt sauce.
Per serving, including yogurt sauce, about 222
calories and 5 grams fat.
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Blueberry/Peach Cobbler ( Serves 8 )
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups coarsely chopped peeled peaches
2 cups blueberries
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons chilled stick margarine or butter,
cut into small pieces
6 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
Mint sprigs (optional)
Preheat oven to 400°. Combine first 4 ingredients in a
large bowl. Add peaches, blueberries, lemon juice, and
vanilla, and toss gently. Spoon mixture into an 8-inch
square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake
mixture at 400° for 15 minutes. Lightly spoon flour
into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine
flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through salt) in a
medium bowl; cut in margarine with a pastry blender or
2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add
buttermilk; stir just until flour mixture is moist.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead
lightly 3 times. Roll dough to about a 1/4 -inch
thickness; cut into 16 biscuits using a 2-inch biscuit
cutter. Remove dish from oven; arrange biscuits on top
of hot fruit mixture. Bake an additional 20 minutes or
until biscuits are golden. Garnish with mint sprigs,
if desired.
8 servings Calories 212 (15% from fat); Fat 3.5g (sat
0.6g, mono 1.3g, poly 1.1g); Protein 2.8g; Carb 43.8g;
Fiber 3.2g; Chol 0mg; Iron 1mg; Sodium 135mg; Calc
50mg
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Spicy Turkey and Rice ( Serves 4 )
2 c chicken broth
1 tsp basil
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
14 1/2 ozs stewed tomatoes
2 cups long-grain white rice, cooked
1 cups frozen green peas, thawed
2 cups turkey light meat, skinless, cooked and cubed
Mix broth, basil, garlic powder, hot pepper sauce and
tomatoes in medium saucepan. Over medium-high heat,
heat to a boil. Stir in rice and reduce heat to low. Cover
and cook 20 minutes. Stir in peas and turkey. Cover and
cook 5 minutes or until rice is done.
4 servings; 513 Calories; 4g Fat; 30g Protein; 88g
Carbohydrate; 50mg Cholesterol; 1166mg Sodium
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Hash Brown Casserole ( Serves 12 )
32 ozs frozen hash browns, thawed
1/2 cups onions, chopped
10 3/4 ozs low-fat cream of mushroom soup
1/3 cups honey
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 pt fat-free sour cream
1 cups fat-free cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 cups reduced fat margarine, melted
1 cups corn flake
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Prepare a 9 x 13" pan with cooking spray; set aside.
3. Combine hash browns, onions, soup, honey, salt, black
pepper, sour cream, and cheese in a large mixing bowl. Mix
well.
4. Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
5. Combine melted margarine and corn flakes in a small
bowl. Stir together.
6. Top evenly over casserole.
7. Bake for 45 minutes.
12 servings; 182 Calories, 2g Fat, 7g Protein, 38g
Carbohydrate, 4mg Cholesterol, 400mg
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