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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Baked Grapefruit Chicken Breasts

This recipe came about because I had a bagful of grapefruits that were given to me and had to figure out an ingenious way to use them.It's simple to make and makes a nice alternative to lemon.

Yield:6 Servings
Ingredients:
6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 grapefruit, halved, juice squeezed out
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. seasoned salt

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Oil a baking dish with 1 Tbsp. olive oil.Place chicken breasts in baking dish.Pour grapefruit juice evenly over chicken breasts.
3.Drizzle chicken with remaining olive oil and seasoned salt. Add 1/4 c water to baking dish.
4.Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes.Remove from oven and serve warm.

Per Serving:290 calories,3 g carbohydrates, 50 g protien, 18 g fat, 5 g fiber, 88 mg cholesterol, 82 mg sodium.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Easy Chicken Feta Bake

This is a fairly easy dish to put together and is perfect for a mid-week dinner.

Yield:6 Servings
Ingredients:
6(about 5oz. each) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 pkg. (4oz.)Athenos Crumbled Feta Cheese
1/4 c red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 c fresh parsley, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Oil a baking dish with the olive oil and place the chicken in the dish.
2. Drizzle chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.Spread the remaining ingredients equally among the top of each chicken breast.
3. Place in oven and bake chicken for 45-55 minutes.


Per Serving: 263 calories, 12 g fat, 0.5 g carbohydrate, 36 g protein, 0.25 fiber, 107.76 mg cholesterol, 236.51 mg sodium.