
Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa
Ingredients
Chicken:
2 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro
2 1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
4 (6-oz) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 tsp salt
Cooking spray
Salsa:
1 cup chopped plum (or Roma) tomatoes (about 2 med size)
2 Tbsp finely chopped onion
2 tsp fresh lime juice
1/4 tsp salt (freshly ground sea salt is good)
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 avocado, peeled and chopped
Preparation
1. To prepare chicken, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; toss and let stand 3 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
2. To prepare salsa, combine tomato and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a medium bowl. Add avocado; stir gently to combine. Serve salsa over chicken.
Nutritional Information/Amount per serving
Calories 289 Fat 13.2 g Sat fat 2.4 g Monofat 7.5 g Poly fat 1.9 g Protein 35.6 g Carbohydrate 6.6 g Fiber 3.6 g Cholesterol 94 mg Iron 1.6 mg Sodium 383 mg Calcium 29 mg