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Hot Seared Chicken

Serves: 4

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LOW FAT/LOW CHOLESTEROL/LOW CALORIE

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min

Cumin plays a double role in this dish. Not only does it offer a spicy bite of its own, it also highlights all of the other delicious flavors in this quick-to-fix meal.


   4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 pounds)
   1 tablespoon lime juice
   1 1/2 teaspoons blackened seasoning mixtrure or jerk seasoning (dry)
   1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
   2 teaspoons margarine
   1/4 cup water
   Hot cooked couscous, if desired


1. Remove fat from chicken. Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons of the lime juice, the seasoning mixture and cumin. Rub mixture and cumin. Rub mixture evenly over both sides of
chicken.
2. Spray 10-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium high heat. Melt margarine in skillet. Cook chicken in margarine about 8 minutes, turning once, until
chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm.
3. Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons lime juice and the water to drippings in skillet. Heat to boiling. Boil and stir about 45 seconds or until liquid is reduced to about 2
tablespoons. Spoon sauce over chicken. Serve with cousous.

NUTRITION INFORMATION
1 Serving

Calories 165 (Calories from Fat 55)
Fat 6g (Saturated 1g)
Cholesterol 75mg
Sodium 90mg
Carbohydrate 1g (Dietary Fiber 0g)
Protein 27g

% DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A%; Vitamin C
0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 6%

DIET EXCHANGES: 4 Very Lean Meat, 1/2 Fat

From "Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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