Ingredients:
3/4 lb chicken breast, boneless, skinless
1/4 cup flour
1 salt and pepper
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup fat-free, low-salt chicken broth
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/4 cup diced sweet gherkins
1 tbsp capers
1 cl garlic, crushed
Instructions:
Remove as much fat as possible from chicken. Season flour with salt
and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess. Heat oil
in a nonstick skillet on medium high. When oil is very hot, brown
chicken on both sides about 2 minutes per side. Add broth, vinegar,
gherkins, capers and garlic. Continue to saute 5 minutes or until
chicken is cooked through. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve
chicken with sauce spooned over top.
Nutritional info per serving: 319 cal; 42g pro, 19 carb, 7g fat (21%)
Exchanges: .1 veg, .8 bread, 4.5 meat, .5 fat
Source: Dinner in Minutes column Miami Herald, 2/22/96 formatted to
MM by Lisa Crawford, 7/1/96
Servings: 2
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
Fables "The Milkmaid and her Pail" "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched." - Aesop
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