| Pineapple Chicken
Categories: Low Calorie, Pineapple, Chicken Breasts, Green Pepper
1/3 cup of diet Italian salad dressing
one 20 ounce can of crushed pineapple, drained, with liquid reserved
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon of ginger
4 chicken breasts, skinned, boned, and pounded
1/2 cup of chopped green pepper
1/4 cup of slivered almonds
1 tablespoon of cornstarchFrom the kitchen of Basic-Recipes.com |
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Marinate chicken breasts in pineapple juice, brown sugar, and ginger in the refrigerator overnight (8 to 24 hours; or 30 minutes minimum). Preheat oven to 375ºF. In small bowl, combine crushed pineapple, pepper, and almonds. Remove chicken from marinade and spoon pineapple mixture evenly on top of breasts. Roll them up, secure with a toothpick, and place seam side down in a baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup of marinade over the chicken. Cover and bake for 35 minutes or MICROWAVE on 70% power for 14 minutes until chicken is tender. Remove chicken to platter.
In small pan, combine remaining marinade and chicken dish drippings with cornstarch and cook for 2 minutes until thick. Pour over chicken. |