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Dijon Chicken

Mustard sauce adds a little zing to succulent chicken breasts when served over quick-cooking orzo. From eatbetteramerica.

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Dijon Chicken
  • PREP TIME

    40 Min

  • TOTAL TIME

    40 Min

  • SERVINGS

    4

 

4
boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 lb)
1/4
cup Dijon mustard
1
tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1
tablespoon lemon juice
1/2
teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crumbled
1/4
teaspoon pepper
1 1/3
cups uncooked orzo pasta (8 oz)
Chopped fresh parsley, if desired
  • 1 Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 11x7-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place chicken in baking dish.
  • 2 In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients except pasta and parsley. Spread mustard mixture over chicken to coat thoroughly.
  • 3 Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
  • 4 Meanwhile, cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Garnish chicken with parsley. Serve with pasta.

Expert Tips

Other herbs besides rosemary are good in this recipe. Try marjoram, tarragon or chervil.

Cook your pasta while the chicken bakes, timing it so the pasta and chicken are done at the same time.

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Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)
  • Calories 400
    • (Calories from Fat 80),
  • Total Fat 9g
    • (Saturated Fat 2g,
    • Trans Fat 0g),
  • Cholesterol 75mg;
  • Sodium 440mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 46g
    • (Dietary Fiber 2g,
    • Sugars 2g),
  • Protein 35g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 0 %;
  • Vitamin C 0 %;
  • Calcium 4 %;
  • Iron 20 %;
Exchanges:
  • 3 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 0 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 4 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 3;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 9/30/2010 7:41:17 AM REPORT ABUSE specialk928 said:
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this was ok, the dijon sauce was tasty, but the dish was rather ordinary
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