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Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken
Recipe Tip
Powerful Poultry
Poultry is a good source of pantothenic acid, a B vitamin. This nutrient helps release energy from carbohydrates we eat.
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All of the exotic, warm flavors of India can be made easily right in your own kitchen. Serve basmati rice or couscous and purchased mango chutney for added nirvana! From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:13 hr
makes:4 servings

1/4teaspoon water
1/8teaspoon ground mustard
1/2cup Yoplait® Fat Free plain yogurt (from 2-lb container)
2tablespoons lemon juice
3/4teaspoon paprika
1/4teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4teaspoon salt
1/8teaspoon ground ginger
1/4teaspoon ground cumin
1/4teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/8teaspoon pepper
1clove garlic, finely chopped
4boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
Lemon slices, if desired
1.In small bowl, mix water and mustard; stir in remaining ingredients except chicken and lemon slices. Place chicken in shallow glass or plastic bowl. Pour marinade over chicken; turn to coat with marinade. Cover; refrigerate at least 12 hours but no longer than 24 hours to marinate.
2.Heat oven to 375°F. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Place chicken in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Bake about 45 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).
3.To serve, garnish with lemon slices.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 40); Total Fat 4 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 85mg; Sodium 125mg; Total Carbohydrate 1g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g); Protein 32% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 6Exchanges: 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 0 MyPyramid Servings: 4 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Yoplait is a registered trademark of YOPLAIT Marques Internationales SAS (France) used under license.
 
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Tandoori Chicken
The chicken came out very moist and flavorful but the yogurt gave a funny pasty touch to the palette. It is very good for you, inexpensive, quick and easy but I will never make it again, no one cared for the yogurt texture.
Posted at 2:53 PM on April 2 2009 by Spirit