Desert Oasis Chicken Recipe

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Boneless, skinless chicken breasts cook quickly and pair nicely with sweet and spicy ingredients like these. —Roxanne Chan, Albany, California

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Desert Oasis Chicken Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup canned apricot halves, sliced
1/3 cup dried tropical fruit
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon honey
Minced fresh parsley

Directions

Flatten chicken slightly; rub with oil. Combine the salt, pepper flakes, cumin and cinnamon. Sprinkle over chicken.
In a large skillet, brown chicken on both sides. Add the apricots, tropical fruit, water and honey; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-6 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. Garnish with parsley. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast with 1/4 cup apricot mixture equals 288 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 78 mg cholesterol, 230 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 29 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Desert Oasis Chicken in Simple & Delicious February/March 2012, p28