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Recipe: Weight Watchers Spicy Lime Chicken with Spanish Rice (using chicken breasts)

Main Dishes - Chicken, Poultry
WEIGHT WATCHERS SPICY LIME CHICKEN WITH SPANISH RICE

4 (6 oz. each) skinned, bone-in chicken breast halves
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/8 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
Cooking spray
Spanish-style rice

Place chicken in a heavy-duty, zip-top plastic bag; pour lime juice over chicken. Seal bag, and shake until chicken is well coated. Marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.

WHEN READY TO COOK:
Preheat broiler. Coat rack of broiler pan with cooking spray.

Combine cumin, chili powder, and red pepper in a small bowl.

Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Sprinkle chicken with cumin mixture. Place chicken, skinned side down, on prepared rack.

Broil 8-inches from heat for 25 minutes. Turn chicken and broil 15 additional minutes or until done.

Serve with Spanish-Style Rice.

SPANISH-STYLE RICE
Makes 4 servings (1 cup each)

2 1/2 cups water
1 (4.5 oz.) can chopped green chilies, undrained
3/4 cup chunky salsa
1 (8 oz.) pkg. black beans and rice mix (such as Vigo)
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

Combine first 3 ingredients in a med. saucepan; bring to a boil. Add black beans and rice mix, stir well. Cover and simmer 20-25 min. or until liquid is almost absorbed. Stir in cilantro.

Makes 4 servings (1chicken breast and 1 cup rice)

Weight Watchers Points per serving: 7

Exchanges: 3 starch, 1/2 veg, 3 1/2 very lean meat

Per serving: cal 358, carb 46.7g, fat 4.2g, sat fat 0.3g, fib 6.4g, prot
33.6g, chol 74mg, sod 1464mg, cal 81mg, iron 3.7mg

Source: Weight Watchers Miracle Foods More Fruits, More Vegetables Cookbook
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