Enjoy this hearty chicken dish that's baked with Whole Grain Total® cereal and apricots - perfect for dinner.
Apricot Chicken Breasts
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (1/2 lb)
- 3/4 cup Whole Grain Total® cereal, slightly crushed*
- 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
- 1/3 cup apricot preserves
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick.
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Step2In small bowl, mix cereal, apricots and butter. Spoon half of cereal mixture on center of each chicken breast. Fold chicken in half horizontally over stuffing; secure with toothpicks. Place in ungreased 9-inch square pan.
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Step3In 1-quart saucepan, heat preserves and lemon juice over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until preserves are melted. Pour over chicken.
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Step4Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
430
Calories
10g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
59g
Total Carbohydrate
37g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 430
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 480mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 59g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 37g
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 30%
- 30%
- Calcium
- 50%
- 50%
- Iron
- 60%
- 60%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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