Ingredients:
4 3 oz skinless chickn breasts
1 cup chopped scallions or onions
1 cup chopped red pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tbsp + 1 t local margarine
1 1/2 cup stewed tomatoes
4 taco shells, crushed coarse
20 small pimento-stuffed olives, chop ped
1 1/2 oz shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions:
1. In a 1 1/2 quart casserole, arrange chicken breasts with thicker
parts toward outside of the dish. Cover and microwave on high 8-10
minutes, until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Remove chicken to plate
and set aside.
2. In the same casserole, combine scallions (onions), pepper, celery
and margarine; microwave on high 3-4 minutes, stirring once, until
vegetables are tender. Add tomatoes; microwave on high 5-7 minutes,
until slightly thickened.
3. Arrange chicken on top of tomato mixture; sprinkle evenly with
coarsely crushed taco chips, cheese and olives. Microwave on high 2
minutes, until cheese melts.
Serve with rice and a salad.
Each serving provides: 1 fat, 2 1/2 proteins, 2 vegetables, 1/2
bread. Per serving: 351 calories.
Source: Weight Watchers Magazine, June 1993
Servings: 4
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
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