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Fresh Citrus Chicken

Fresh Citrus Chicken
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Get 40 percent of your daily value of vitamin C with a single helping of this double-citrus sautéed chicken. Serve it on a bed of lightly wilted spinach for extra vitamins, calcium and phytonutrients.
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Here's the skinny: 

2 tablespoons butter > 1 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons sweetened coconut milk > no sweetened coconut milk
1/8 teaspoon salt > 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Added 1 navel orange

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
190  (before)

180  (after)
Total Fat
8 g (before)

4 1/2 g (after)
Saturated Fat
5 g (before)

1/2 g (after)
Sodium
180 mg (before)

60 mg (after)
Vitamin C (%DV)
10 % (before)

40 % (after)
Prep Time:5 min
Start to Finish:25 min
makes:4 Servings
1 tablespoon canola oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 1/4 pounds total)
3 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons snipped fresh cilantro 
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 medium fresh navel orange

1  In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken and garlic; cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170ºF), turning chicken once and stirring garlic occasionally.
2  Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine lime peel, lime juice, cilantro, and crushed red pepper; set aside. Peel and coarsely chop orange. Add lime juice mixture to skillet. Place chopped orange on chicken. Cover and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more or until heated through.
3  Serve any pan juices with chicken and chopped orange.

Nutritional Information

1 chicken breast half plus 1/4 of an orange: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 4 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 65mg; Sodium 60mg; Total Carbohydrate 5g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 3g); Protein 27g % Daily Value Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 40%; Calcium 4%; Iron 6% Exchanges 4 Lean Meat, 0.00 Fat Carbohydrate Choices