Monday, February 07, 2011

eating clean

We have started getting our recipes from an online community - the kitchen table off of the eat clean diet website.  We have had chicken cordon bleu, roasted tilapia, chicken/spinach pizza & chicken/spinach quesadillas.   We are 4 for 4.  I have lost 3 pounds already.  I do not think of it as a diet, just more choices for dinner.  I like that it uses so many fresh ingredients & the majority of the items I keep on hand.

 INGREDIENTS:
• 2 4-oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 large spinach leaves, washed stems removed
• 2 wedges Laughing Cow Light cheese
• slice of no-sodium ham
• Paprika
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup baby bella mushrooms, sliced
• 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
DIJON YOGURT SAUCE
• 1/2 cup nonfat Greek-style yogurt
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp 1% buttermilk
• 2 tbsp chives, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Pound chicken with a mallet to 1/4-inch thickness. Be careful not to tear apart the breast. Lay 1 spinach leaf on top of each breast. Then spread cheese wedge to cover spinach. Top with 1/2 slice ham, folding ham over as needed to fit breast. Gently roll up each breast and secure with a toothpick. Sprinkle outer side of breast with paprika. Bake in oven for 30 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
2. While chicken is baking, sauté garlic in oil in a nonstick skillet for 1 minute on medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and pepper. Stir occasionally for 10 minutes until soft. Remove from heat. Cover and set aside.
3. To prepare sauce, whisk together yogurt, mustard and buttermilk. Mix in chives.
4.  Divide mushrooms equally between 2 plates, about 1/4 cup each. Then place chicken on bed of mushrooms and drizzle 1/4 cup yogurt sauce over top. 
Nutrients per serving (1 chicken cordon bleu, ¼ cup mushrooms, ¼ cup yogurt sauce): Calories: 281, Total Fat: 9 g,Sat. Fat: 3 g, Carbs: 10 g, Fiber: 2 g, Sugars: 3 g, Protein: 38 g, Sodium: 587 mg, Cholesterol: 80 mg
http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/Recipes/Recipe/Chicken-Cordon-Bleu.aspx

1 comment:

annie's mom said...

shoot...i got so excited until I saw the yogurt. Brandt is allergic to all dairy products. pretty much makes us a meat - veggie kind of dinner. boring.