Cilantro-Lime Chicken
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Cilantro-Lime Chicken
YIELD Makes 4 servings
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INGREDIENTS
| 1 | pound boneless skinless chicken breasts |
| 2 | small onions |
| 1 | large lime |
| 2 | tablespoons canola oil |
| 1 | or 2 small green or red jalapeño peppers,* seeded and sliced |
| 1 | small piece fresh ginger (1 inch long), peeled and thinly sliced |
| 2 | tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro |
| 2 | tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce |
| 1 | to 2 teaspoons sugar |
| Hot cooked rice or flour tortillas | |
PREPARATION:
- Cut each chicken breast half into 8 pieces. Cut each onion into 8 wedges.
- Remove 3 strips of peel from lime with vegetable peeler. Cut lime peel into very fine shreds. Juice lime; measure 2 tablespoons juice. Set aside.
- Heat wok or large skillet over medium-high heat 1 minute or until hot. Drizzle oil into wok and heat 30 seconds. Add chicken, jalapeño and ginger; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Reduce heat to medium.
- Add onions; stir-fry 5 minutes.
- Add lime peel, juice and chopped cilantro; stir-fry 1 minute. Add soy sauce and sugar to taste; stir-fry until well mixed and heated through. Transfer to serving dish. Serve with rice or tortillas.
This recipe appears in:
Mexican
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
| Serving Size: | 1 cup chicken mixture |
| Sodium | 313 mg |
| Protein | 28 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 66 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Total Fat | 8 g |
| Calories from Fat | 35 % |
| Calories | 216 |
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
| Meat | 3 |
| Vegetable | 1 |