These are some of our favorite recipes, mostly from Cooking Light, but we tend to edit portions and ingredients
that suit our taste buds (e.g. when a recipe calls for 1 minced garlic clove, we use about 4 :) ).
Other recipes are passed down from family and friends.
Enjoy!

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Garlic Chicken

We made this for our first Valentines' Day together back in 2008. Good recipe and good memory!

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Ingredients
* 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
* 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
* 2 tablespoons minced garlic (about 6 cloves)
* 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 6 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
* 1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
* 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Preparation
Combine yogurt, juice, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken; seal and marinate in refrigerator overnight, turning bag occasionally.
Remove chicken from bag, reserving marinade; pat chicken dry with paper towels. Combine reserved marinade and chicken broth.
Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add half of chicken to pan; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until browned. Repeat procedure with remaining chicken. Return chicken to pan; pour broth mixture over chicken. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 12 minutes or until chicken is done. Place chicken on a serving platter; discard liquid in pan. Sprinkle chicken evenly with parsley.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 256 (22% from fat)
Fat: 6.2g (sat 1.4g,mono 3.2g,poly 0.9g)
Protein: 42.1g
Carbohydrate: 5.7g
Fiber: 0.5g
Cholesterol: 101mg
Iron: 1.6mg
Sodium: 400mg
Calcium: 104mg

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