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Leigh's Candlelight Chicken

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Recipe

 

Yield

2 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Ready

30 min
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 cup peach wine
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½ cup apricot preserves (jam)
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1 tablespoon dijon mustard
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1 package angel hair pasta
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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1 ¼ pounds chicken breasts
cubed
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¼ pound snow pea pods
stemmed, stringed
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1 medium sweet red bell peppers
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4 each scallions, spring or green onions
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1 clove garlic
minced
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½ teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon black pepper
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
237 ml peach wine
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118 ml apricot preserves (jam)
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15 ml dijon mustard
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1 package angel hair pasta
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45 ml olive oil
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567 g chicken breasts
cubed
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113.4 g snow pea pods
stemmed, stringed
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1 medium sweet red bell peppers
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4 each scallions, spring or green onions
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1 clove garlic
minced
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2.5 ml salt
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1.3 ml black pepper
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Directions

In a bowl, combine wine, preserves and Dijon mustard.

Whisk until blended.

Set aside.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook angel hair pasta until just tender, 1 to 2 minutes.

Drain in a colander and rinse under cold running water.

Drain well. In a wok, heat 1½ tablespoon olive oil over High heat until hot, swirling to coat sides of pan. Add chicken and stir-fry until meat is white throughout, but still juicy, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a plate. In the same wok, heat remaining 1½ tablespoon oil over High heat. Add snow peas, bell pepper, green onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir-fry until vegetables are crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken and pasta. Mix in reserved mustard-fruit sauce. Cook, tossing, until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 460g (16.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 80135% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 31g 47%
Saturated Fat 6g 29%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 241mg 80%
Sodium 896mg 37%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 11%
Dietary Fiber 5g 19%
Sugars g
Protein 190g
Vitamin A 57% Vitamin C 194%
Calcium 11% Iron 31%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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