Chicken Breasts with Jalapeno Jelly
Adding a glaze of jalapeno pepper and Dijon-style mustard is a tongue-tingling way to dress up succulent chicken breasts for this low-calorie, low-fat dinner.
Ingredients
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4 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 lb. total)
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Salt
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Freshly ground pepper
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2 Tbsp. butter
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1 Tbsp. water
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2 cups bias-sliced celery
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1/4 cup red jalapeno jelly
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2 Tbsp. lemon juice
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1 Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard
Directions
1.
Place each chicken piece between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Pound with a meat mallet to about 1/2-inch thickness. Remove plastic wrap. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
2.
In a 12-inch skillet, cook chicken in hot butter over medium-high heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink, turning once. Remove from skillet.
3.
For sauce, carefully stir water into skillet, scraping up the crusty browned bits from bottom. Add celery; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add jelly, lemon juice, and mustard; cook and stir about 3 minutes more or until slightly thickened. Return chicken to skillet; heat through.
Nutrition information
Calories 281, Total Fat 9 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Monounsaturated Fat 2 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 99 mg, Sodium 236 mg, Carbohydrate 16 g, Total Sugar 9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 34 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 12%, Calcium 4%, Iron 7%. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate 1, Fat 1.5.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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