Elizabeth Vargas' Summer Lime Chicken Breast

Title:
Elizabeth Vargas' Summer Lime Chicken Breast

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Morning,
America




Ingredients:





     4    Boneless and skinless


          -chicken breasts; each 1/2


          -pound


   1/3 c  Olive oil


          Three limes; Juice of


     4    Cloves garlic; peeled and


          -minced


     3 tb Fresh cilantro; chopped


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Freshly ground black pepper


     6    Yellow peppers


     6    Red peppers


     6    Orange peppers





-----------------------------STIR-FRY
BROCCOLI-----------------------------


     4 c  Fresh broccoli


   1/4 c  Chopped walnuts


 1 1/2 tb Sesame oil


   1/2 tb Chili oil


     1 tb Low sodium soy sauce


          Garlic powder





 1. Mix all ingredients for the lime marinade together in a medium bowl. Add


 1/3 cup olive oil, the juice of three limes, 4 cloves of garlic - minced,
3


 table spoons of fresh cilantro - chopped, and 1/2 tea spoon of salt and 1/2


 tea spoon of freshly ground black pepper.


 


 2. Lay 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1/2 pound each) between 2


 sheets of wax paper. Using a wooden mallet, pound each chicken breast


 gently to tenderize meat. (*Be sure to wash hands after handling raw


 chicken!)


 


 3. Place chicken breasts in lime marinade for a minimum of 2 hours - keep


 covered and chilled. If you need to prepare dish in advance, you can


 marinate breasts overnight.


 


 4. Cook chicken breast on grill pan, or in broiler, for about 5 minutes on


 each side or until cooked just through.


 


 5. In a wok over high heat, add 1-1/2 table spoons of sesame oil and 1/2


 table spoon of chili oil and a dash of garlic powder. When oil is hot,


 lower heat to medium and toss in 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts and 4 cups of


 chopped fresh broccoli. Stir occasionally, cooking for 4 more minutes. Add


 1 table spoon of low-sodium soy sauce and cover and cook for 1 more minute.


 


 6. Serve lime marinated chicken breasts and broccoli with broiled red and


 yellow peppers.


 


 MC Formatted & Busted by Barb at Possum Kingdom on 3/17/98


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "abprice@wf.net" 
on Mar 22,


 1998