A hearty dinner ready in 20 minutes. Enjoy this skillet made delicious chicken recipe – a flavorful meal.
Hot Seared Chicken
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons blackened seasoning mixture or jerk seasoning (dry)
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons margarine
- 1/4 cup water
- Hot cooked couscous, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Remove fat from chicken. Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons of the lime juice, the seasoning mixture and cumin. Rub mixture evenly over both sides of chicken.
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Step2Spray 10-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Melt margarine in skillet. Cook chicken in margarine about 8 minutes, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm.
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Step3Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons lime juice and the water to drippings in skillet. Heat to boiling. Boil and stir about 45 seconds or until liquid is reduced to about 2 tablespoons. Spoon sauce over chicken. Serve with couscous.
Nutrition
165
Calories
6g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
1g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 165
- Calories from Fat
- 55
- Total Fat
- 6g
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- Sodium
- 90mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 1g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
4 Very Lean Meat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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