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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado

My Dinner



                                                                                                  D's dinner 


Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado from Cooking Light


Ingredients

  • Chicken:
  • 2  tablespoons  minced fresh cilantro
  • 2 1/2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
  • 1 1/2  tablespoons  olive oil
  • 4  (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • Cooking spray
  • Salsa:
  • 1  cup  chopped plum tomato (about 2)
  • 2  tablespoons  finely chopped onion
  • 2  teaspoons  fresh lime juice
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1  avocado, peeled and finely chopped

Preparation

1. 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 a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat
 pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes 
on each side or until done.
2. To prepare salsa, combine tomato and next 4 ingredients 
(through pepper) in a medium bowl. Add avocado; stir gently 

to combine. Serve salsa over chicken.

5 comments :

  1. This dish looks great, it's right up my alley!

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  2. So many of my favorite things - avocado, cilantro and black beans. Looks delish!

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  3. Ok, so we had this for dinner last night (and I'm currently eating the leftovers) SO DANG GOOD!

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