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Southwestern Chicken Breasts
These make a good meal with some spanish rice. The fat content listed is probably a little high since it assumes all the marinade is absorbed, but you will have some left to throw away. The recipe contains only 3 grams of carbohydrate.
----- Marinade =======================
1/3 c Oil
1/3 c Lime Juice
2 T Green Chilies,Chopped
1/4 t Garlic Powder
----- Chicken ========================
4 Boneless Skinless Chicken
-Breasts Halves
4 oz Swiss Cheese
In 9" square baking pan stir together all marinade ingredients. Add chicken breasts; marinate, turning once, in refrigerator at least 45 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; drain. Grill or saute chicken 7 minutes; turn. Continue cooking until done, about 6 to 8 minutes. Top each chicken breast with a slice of cheese. Continue cooking until cheese begins to melt. Serve with salsa.
Yield: 4 Servings
Sodium Category: LowSodium
Diabetic Exchanges
0 Starch
0 Fruit
0 Milk
0 Other Carbohydrates
0 Vegetable
0 Lean Meat
0 Very Lean Meat
1 Fat
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Helping Servings Per Recipe 4 Amount Per Serving |
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| Calories | 332 |
| Calories from Fat | 230 |
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Total Fat 26 gr Saturated Fat 7 gr Polyunsaturated Fat 11 gr Monounsaturated Fat 5 gr Cholesterol 61 mg Sodium 100 mg Potassium 210 mg Carbohydrates 3 gr Dietary Fiber 0.2gr Protein 25 gr |
38% 33% 20% 4% 5% 1% 1% |
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Vitamin A Vitamin C Calcium Iron |
0% 14% 1% 3% |
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet |
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