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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Cilantro Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa

My friend made this and sent it to me and it is delicious! Light, fast and yummy!


Chicken:

2 Tablespoon minced fresh cilantro

2 and 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 and 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

4 (6 - ounce skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

1/4 teaspoon salt

cooking spray

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1 cup chopped tomatoes (about 2)

2 tablespoons finely chopped onion

2 teaspoons fresh lime juice

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 freshly ground black pepper

1 avocado, peeled and finely chopped

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 grill pan on stove over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.

To prepare salsa, combine tomatoes and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a medium bowl. Add avocado, stir gently to combine. Serve salsa over chicken. Yield 4 servings (serving size; 1 chicken breast half and about 1/4 cup salsa.

289 calories

1 comment:

Trainer Momma said...

Muchas gracias, Jen! Keep these good ones coming!