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Southwest Peppered Cream Chicken

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Submitted by momakitty

Made this recipe for dinner tonight, and wow it was delicious. I was surprised by how flavorful it came out. Liked the creamy sauce made with low-fat milk and chicken broth, which significantly reduced the amount of fat and calories but still tasted great.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

20 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

¼ 59
1 5
TEASPOON ML GARLIC SALT
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML OREGANO
dried, crushed
¼ 1.3
TEASPOON ML BLACK PEPPER
2 1E+1
TEASPOONS ML VEGETABLE OIL
¼ 59
CUP ML CHICKEN BROTH
1 237
CUP ML MILK, 1% *
1 15
TABLESPOON ML CILANTRO
snipped fresh
4 115.6
OUNCE ML/G GREEN CHILI PEPPERS, CANNED
diced, drained
4 4
SLICES SLICES MONTEREY JACK CHEESE
1 1
X X RICE
hot cooked, optional *

Directions

In a small bowl combine flour, garlic salt, oregano, and pepper.

Place 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture in a shallow dish.

Set remainder aside.

Rinse chicken; pat dry.

Coat with flour mixture in dish.

In a large skillet brown chicken on both sides in hot oil.

Remove from skillet.

Carefully add broth to skillet, stirring to loosen any browned bits.

In a smal l bowl whisk 1% milk into remaining flour mixture.

Add to broth along with cilantro.

Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; reduce heat.

Return chicken to skillet; stir in chilies.

Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes more or until chicken is no longer pink.

If desired, place cheese slices on chicken pieces; cover and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

Serve with rice.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 157g (5.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 473 27% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 7g 33%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 98mg 33%
Sodium 305mg 13%
Total Carbohydrate 15g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Sugars g
Protein 77g
Vitamin A 5% Vitamin C 10%
Calcium 25% Iron 12%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free
 
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