Lemony Chicken With Creamy Basil Sauce Recipe

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Lemony Chicken With Creamy Basil Sauce
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Directions:

  1. Oil grill and pre heat to medium. Finely grate 1 tbsp lemon peel into a large bowl. Squeeze 1/4 c juice from lemon. Stir in oil, garlic, oregano, salt & pepper. Add Chicken & turn to coat evenly. Let stand while you prepare the sauce.
  2. For sauce, pour dressing into a small bowl. Cut tomato in half, squeeze out and discard seeds. Coarsely chop. Stir into dressing and add onion and basil.
  3. Place chicken on grill. Save oil mixture in bowl. Grill, covered, 6 minutes. Then bastes with oil mixture. Discard any remaining oil mixture. Turn chicken & continue to grill, covered until chicken feels springy when pressed 6 - 8 minutes. Place on platter, spoon sauce over top or serve sauce on the side. Excellent with Spinach - Red Onion Salad.
  4. ** You may want to increase the amount of sauce, it is yummy and I always want more.**.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 349.65 Kcal (1464 kJ)
Calories from fat 157.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.45g 27%
Cholesterol 143.06mg 48%
Sodium 882.79mg 37%
Potassium 763.58mg 16%
Total Carbs 2.75g 1%
Sugars 1.61g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.89g 4%
Protein 47.87g 96%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 16%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 27.6mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 119.06 Kcal (498 kJ)
Calories from fat 53.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.94g 27%
Cholesterol 48.71mg 48%
Sodium 300.6mg 37%
Potassium 260.01mg 16%
Total Carbs 0.94g 1%
Sugars 0.55g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 4%
Protein 16.3g 96%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 16%
Iron 0.1mg 2%
Calcium 9.4mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.3
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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