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Saturday, June 6, 2015

Marinated Chicken Breasts With Mozzarella

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup bottled clear italian salad dressing (such as newman's own)
  • 1 1/3 cups fat-free chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup wild rice
  • 1/3 cup long grain brown rice
  • 1 cup broccoli floret, coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup scallion, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 8 -10 large fresh basil leaves
  • 1 large tomato, thinly sliced
  • 2 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese, halved

Recipe

  • 1 put chicken in a ziptop bag and add dressing.
  • 2 marinate in refrigerator 2-6 hours, turning bag occasionally to coat.
  • 3 in a medium saucepan, bring broth to a boil.
  • 4 add uncooked rice.
  • 5 return to boil; reduce heat.
  • 6 cover and simmer 40 minutes.
  • 7 stir broccoli and scallions into rice.
  • 8 cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
  • 9 meanwhile, drain chicken, discarding marinade.
  • 10 in a nonstick ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
  • 11 add chicken; cook 10 minutes, turning once, or until no longer pink at centers.
  • 12 heat broiler.
  • 13 lay basil leaves on breast halves in skillet.
  • 14 arrange tomato slices over basil leaves, overlapping as necessary.
  • 15 top each with a half-slice of cheese.
  • 16 broil 3-4 inches from heat about 1 minutes or until cheese is melted.
  • 17 serve with rice and broccoli.

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