February 27, recipe
TANDOORI CHICKEN BREASTS ON PITAS, 15 minutes
Ingredients
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 Tbsp curry powder
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (5 oz each), visible fat trimmed
1 Tbsp oil
YOGHURT SAUCE
1 Tbsp finely chopped red onion
1 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp each ground cumin and salt
1 yellow bell pepper
2 each medium tomatoes and kirby (pickling) cucumbers
4 pitas
garnish lime wedges and chopped cilantro
Directions
Mix flour, curry powder, salt and pepper in a plastic food bag. Add chicken, close bag and shake to coat. Remove chicken; shake off excess flour.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning once, 10 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Remove to a cutting board.
While chicken cooks, mix SAUCE ingredients in a bowl, coarsely chop bell pepper, tomatoes and cucumbers, and toas pitas.
Cut chicken diagonally in 1/2 inch wide strips. Place a pita on each plate. Top with pepper, tomato and cucumber, then chicken. Spoon on sauce, garnish with limes and cilantro.
453 calories, 5 grams fiber
TANDOORI CHICKEN BREASTS ON PITAS, 15 minutes
Ingredients
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 Tbsp curry powder
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (5 oz each), visible fat trimmed
1 Tbsp oil
YOGHURT SAUCE
1 Tbsp finely chopped red onion
1 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp each ground cumin and salt
1 yellow bell pepper
2 each medium tomatoes and kirby (pickling) cucumbers
4 pitas
garnish lime wedges and chopped cilantro
Directions
Mix flour, curry powder, salt and pepper in a plastic food bag. Add chicken, close bag and shake to coat. Remove chicken; shake off excess flour.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning once, 10 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Remove to a cutting board.
While chicken cooks, mix SAUCE ingredients in a bowl, coarsely chop bell pepper, tomatoes and cucumbers, and toas pitas.
Cut chicken diagonally in 1/2 inch wide strips. Place a pita on each plate. Top with pepper, tomato and cucumber, then chicken. Spoon on sauce, garnish with limes and cilantro.
453 calories, 5 grams fiber
