Sunday, November 3, 2013

Recipe 1 Ginger-Spiced Chicken

This is the first recipe of the 2week no to low carb meal. This recipe comes from my favorite healthy cookbook. I love this book. I have tried many of the recipes but I haven't tried this one. A heads up: This recipe requires a 2 hour refrigeration in marinade before cooking.
If you have this book. Its on page 313.
If not here is the recipe:

4 skin/boneless chicken breast   1 t ground coriander
1/2 chopped green onion           1/2 t paprika
1/2 c orange juice                     1/4 t salt
1 T brown sugar                       1/4 t gr cinnamon
1 T chopped fresh ginger           1/4 t black pepper
1 T olive oil                            nonstick cooking spray
2 cloves of garlic minced          2 c hot rice



  1. Place chicken in a plastic bag set in shallow dish. For marinade, in a small bowl combine green onions, orange juice, brown sugar,ginger,oil,garlic,coriander,paprika,salt cinnamon,and pepper. Pour over chicken; seal bag. Marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours turning bag occasionally. Drain chicken. reserve the marinade.
  2. Lightly coat a 2 quart rectangular baking dish with t nonstick cooking spray. Arrange chicken in the prepared baking dish; pour marinade over chicken.
  3. Bake, uncovered, in a 375* oven about 20 min or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.(170*F).. Spoon rice onto dinner plate. Strain the juices remaining in baking dish; spoon juices over chicken
332 cal, 6g total fat, 82 mg chol, 228 sodium, 31g carbo, 1g fiber, 36g protein
Exchange: 1/2 starch, 1 other carb, 4 meat
WW points 6..That's with 1/2 cup rice

But I am not including the rice with this mea. I don't want use a carb this early in the week..so I am subbing with a side salad.


 


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