Serious Eats: Recipes
Healthy & Delicious: Chicken with Citrus Sauce
Editor's note: On Mondays, Kristen Swensson of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Take it away, Kristen!
I'm not necessarily one for New Years resolutions, but I ate a minimum of eight batches of cookies last month. Subsequently, my jeans are a little on the tight side. Sure, I could buy new pants, but first I have to take care of things like "health insurance" and "an apartment without strange smells coming from the walls."
Anyway, Chicken with Citrus Sauce is a good start to any 2010 resolution. It's a faster, lower-fat version of a dish from Food & Wine's January issue, which is chock full of recipes awaiting similar alterations. For this one, I essentially reduced the cooking oils and swapped in boneless, skinless chicken breast—a healthier alternative without compromising the taste. Chicken thighs would have worked just as well, as the fast-cooked poultry is essentially a vessel for the sauce.
About that sauce: it's both savory and citrusy, without being excessively tart. Undoubtedly the highlight of the meal, you'll want to sop it up with whatever's around, whether it be rice, a roll, or a dishtowel. If you want to skip sectioning the fruit, substituting fresh-squeezed orange and lime juice would work just as well.
Best of luck with your resolutions, everybody. I'm right there with you.
About that sauce: it's both savory and citrusy, without being excessively tart. Undoubtedly the highlight of the meal, you'll want to sop it up with whatever's around, whether it be rice, a roll, or a dishtowel. If you want to skip sectioning the fruit, substituting fresh-squeezed orange and lime juice would work just as well.
Best of luck with your resolutions, everybody. I'm right there with you.
Adapted from Food & Wine.