Chicken with Garlic-Basil Tomato Sauce
Spinach-Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- ¾ lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved crosswise
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp canola oil
- 1 (14.5-oz) can no salt added diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano
- ½ cup less sodium chicken broth
- 2 small cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (0.5-oz) pkg fresh basil, chopped
- 1 Tbsp butter
- ½ Tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Pound chicken to an even thickness between plastic wrap using a meat mallet. Sprinkle with salt.
- Cook chicken in hot oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 4 to 5 minutes per side or until done. Remove from skillet.
- Add tomatoes, broth, and garlic to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in basil, butter, and lemon juice; cook 2 minutes.
- Return chicken to skillet; spoon sauce over chicken, and cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
Side Dish Ingredients
- ½ (10-oz) pkg spinach
- ½ cucumber, chopped
- 1½ Tbsp canola oil
- 1½ Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ Tbsp Dijon mustard
- ¾ tsp honey
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper
Side Dish Instructions
- Combine spinach and cucumber in a medium bowl.
- Whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, salt and pepper; drizzle over spinach mixture, and toss.
Nutritional Information
| Main | Side | Total | |
| Servings | 3 | 3 | |
| Calories |
297
|
89
|
386
|
| Fat (g) | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Sat. Fat (g) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Protein (g) | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| Carb (g) | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Fiber (g) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sodium (mg) | 398 | 291 | 689 |
| T. Sugs (g) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| A. Sugs (g) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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