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Spicy Chicken Breasts Recipe

With the fiery spices in this entree, you won't even think about reaching for the salt shaker. Our Test Kitchen team combined minced garlic, cayenne pepper and paprika with a few kitchen staples for a fiesta of taste.

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Spicy Chicken Breasts Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

2-1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon dried minced onion
1 teaspoon dried minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
2 teaspoons canola oil

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Sprinkle over both sides of chicken. In a large nonstick skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 chicken breast half equals 151 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 63 mg cholesterol, 55 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 23 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Spicy Chicken in Light & Tasty August/September 2005, p27