Mexican Chicken (L&G)

Nova · Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:30 am Post subject: Mexican Chicken (L&G)

Made this last night when I was cleaning out my pantry, and it turned out fabulous. I have to make it again soon.

3 chicken breasts
1 can diced tomatoes
2 green chilis
2 TBSP chili powder
1 tsp cumin
hot sauce

Sprayed a large, frying pan with non-stick spray and cooked the chicken breasts 5-7 minutes/side, just enough to put some brown on them. Added can of tomatoes, chilis, and spices, turned the heat to simmer, put a lid on the pan, and left it alone for 20 minutes. I realized when I came back that my tomatoes were sticking, so I deglazed with some water and about a half-cup of chicken stock I had on hand. Pulled the chicken apart and let it stew some more (5-10 minutes).

The tomatoes had caramelized and the flavors blended wonderfully. Had 6.5 oz with a half oz of Mexican shredded cheese and it was delicious.

I had a little less salad to account for the tomatoes in the chicken, but they had really cooked into little more than flavoring by that point.

casma500 · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject:

yum!!!! sounds absolutely delicious! i will be trying this this weekend! maybe with some of my leftover turkey breast!!!

thanks!

Mike · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject:

casma500 · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:14 pm Post subject:

you are TOO funny!!!! sure, come on in from SF to dallas for my leftovers!!! i used to live in Monterey, too, but so grateful to not have to pay the cost of living there, which I am sure you and your DW totally understand!

anyway, my boss gave me a 20# turkey!! and i ate t-day at friends' home, so now i have a huge turkey to figure out how to use! lol ~ guess this recipe takes care of a lot of it!

TonyR · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject:

WOW this was amazing!! Wifey made this for us tonight and it was awesome!! Thanks for the recipe Nova!! This is a must try recipe for everyone! I think your recipe though was missing salt so don't forget to add some salt too!

DogMa · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject:

Casma, I'm closer and I have no plans tomorrow night. What time should I come over?

bikipatra · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:59 am Post subject:

That recipe sounds delicious but I am not ready for such delicious food yet. My lean and green of salad and some tuna or lowfat cottage cheese tastes good enough after a day of supplements. I am afraid I would overindulge if I had something too tempting.

Nova · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject:

llrickman · Regular Member #100 Club Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 103

i wanna make this tonight but their are three of us on medifast and i just wondered how id adjust this for three people. the chicken i have out and defrosting but wasnt sure about how much of the other stuff to use

if anyone can help id appreciate it

thanks
Larry

Mike · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

Many times, depending upon the size, chicken breasts are usually large enough (boneless) to make the 7 oz for your lean. As for the green, you probably would be okay to have 2 cups of salad or a cup of cooked veggies in addition to the chili and tomato from dish.

llrickman · Regular Member #100 Club Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 103

thank you very much mike i was thinking that but wanted to check . im using chicken breast tenderloins though so it takes 3 or 4 to get 7oz cooked chicken

thank you
Larry

llrickman · Regular Member #100 Club Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 103

bump foe newbies this one is yummmy