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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
2 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved
2 1/2 cup red wine
3 sprigs thyme
10 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
In a medium baking dish, combine chicken, red wine, thyme, and half of the
minced garlic. Marinate for 2 to 3 hours in the refrigerator.
Spread remaining cloves of garlic evenly across bottom of a small baking
dish, cover with olive oil, and sprinkle with pepper. Bake garlic mixture
in a 300 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or until garlic is tender.
Place garlic mixture in a food processor or blender and puree. Remove
chicken from marinade.
Grill chicken for 10 to 15 minutes, turning frequently and brushing with
pureed garlic. Transfer to a platter and serve hot.
This recipe yields 4 servings. Serving size: 3 to 4 ounces.
Exchanges Per Serving: 4 Lean Meat, 1 Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 276; Calories from Fat 149; Total Fat 16g;
Saturated Fat 3g; Cholesterol 72mg; Sodium 65mg; Carbohydrate 2g;
Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 2g; Protein 27g.
Comments: Roasted garlic is the secret to this flavorful chicken dish.
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-14-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 375 Calories; 15g Fat (49.2%
calories from fat); 28g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 68mg
Cholesterol; 176mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 1/2
Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 4
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