Recipes from 4/28/09

I'm not sure what happened (maybe I just forgot to post it)but the recipes from last week didn't make it on the blog, so here they are:

What's For Dinner
4/29/2009


Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa
Serves 4

Chicken:
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray

Salsa:
1 cup chopped plum tomato (about 2)
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 avocado, peeled and finely chopped

1. To prepare chicken, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; toss and let stand 3 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.

2. To prepare salsa, combine tomato and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a medium bowl. Add avocado; stir gently to combine. Serve salsa over chicken.

Nutritional InformationCalories: 289 Fat: 13.2g (sat 2.4g,mono 7.5g,poly 1.9g) Protein: 35.6g Carbohydrate: 6.6g Fiber: 3.6g Cholesterol: 94mg Iron: 1.6mg Sodium: 383mg Calcium: 29mg
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