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Chicken Skillet

Chicken Skillet

Lean chicken, slim zucchini, skinny waist. Wide smile, full stomach, big taste. Sounds like the perfect meal for only 20 minutes of work.


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Here's the skinny:

1 pound chicken thighs > 4 medium skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 1/4 pounds total)
1 teaspoon salt > 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter > 1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups cooked white rice > 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (1 ounce) > 1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
390  (before)

190  (after)
Total Fat
21 g (before)

5 g (after)
Saturated Fat
9 g (before)

1 g (after)
Sodium
780 mg (before)

230 mg (after)
Protein
21 g (before)

28 g (after)
Vitamin C (%DV)
10 % (before)

30 % (after)
Prep Time:5 min
Start to Finish:20 min
makes:4 Servings

8 shallots or 1 large onion
4 medium skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 1/4 pounds total)
1/4 teaspoon salt 

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch slices 
1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley


Nutritional Information

1 chicken breast half and 1/2 cup rice: Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 65mg; Sodium 230mg; Total Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 2g); Protein 28g % Daily Value Vitamin A 20%; Vitamin C 30%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10% Exchanges 0 Starch, 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat, 0 Medium-Fat Meat, 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices