Chicken With Linguine Leeks & Tomatoes

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Ingredients:

4 boneless skinless chicken
1 breast halves
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp ground cumin
1 vegetable cooking spray
2 tsp margarine
3 cup sliced leeks -- (3 medium)
3 cloves garlic -- minced
1 cup low-salt chicken broth
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/8 tsp salt
14 1/2 oz no-salt-added whole tomatoes
1 (1 can)
1 undrained and chopped
4 oz linguine -- uncooked

Instructions:

Place each chicken piece between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap,
and flatten to 1/4-inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin.

Combine 1/4 teaspoon of salt, garlic powder, and next 4 ingredients;
sprinkle over both sides of chicken, and set aside.

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; add margarine, and
place over medium-high heat until margarine melts. Add the chicken,
and cook 1-1/2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove
from skillet; set aside.

Add leeks and garlic to skillet; cook over medium-high heat 3 minutes
or until tender. Add chicken broth and next 3 ingredients; bring to a
boil.

Break linguine into 2-inch pieces; add linguine and chicken to
skillet. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 15 minutes or until
pasta is tender. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast
half and 1 cup pasta and vegetables).

Recipe By : Cooking Light, March 1995, page 110

From: Date:

Servings: 4

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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.

The chicken is the country's, but the city eats it. - George Herbert