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Carb Safe
≤ 30g
Low Carb
≤ 15g
Very Low Carb
≤ 3g
Low Cholesterol
≤ 60mg (main dish)
≤ 20mg (all others)
Low Calorie
≤ 360 calories (main dish)
≤ 120 calories (all others)
Low Saturated Fat
≤ 3g (main dish)
≤ 1g (all others)

total time

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Seared Chicken and Peppers
 
Source: dLife

Fiery marinated chicken and bell peppers on top of a thick and creamy cilantro sauce.

Rating:
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE

Nutrition Facts

Makes 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211.8
Total Carbs 8.1 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugars 3.8 g
Total Fat 5.4 g
Saturated Fat 0.9 g
Unsaturated Fat 4.5 g
Potassium 542.5 mg
Protein 30.8 g
Sodium 517.8 mg
Dietary Exchanges
1 Fat, 1 Vegetable, 4 Very Lean Meat
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Directions
1 Add picante sauce, chicken, and bell peppers to a resealable plastic bag and chill 20 minutes.
2 Preheat grill or broiler.
3 Using a food processor or blender, finely chop garlic and jalapeno, blend in cilantro.
4 Pour oil in a frying pan and heat over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute, continually whisking.
5 Mix in cilantro mixture, broth, and salt and cook 4 minutes, whisking continually until thick. Take pan off of heat and set aside in a warm place.
6 Take chicken and peppers out of bag, saving liquid. Lay chicken and bell peppers on a cooking spray coated grill rack. Grill 5 minutes per side or until chicken is fully cooked and peppers are tender, while cooking, brush liquid overtop.
7 Spoon cilantro sauce equally on each of 4 plates and top with 1 chicken breast and a few pepper pieces. Top with cilantro sprigs.
Additional Information
This works great with all vegetables served overtop of rice.


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