Sesame Chicken

Punch-up your protein with this savory meal!

Photography Maya Visnyei

Ingredients:

4, 4 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast

2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce

1 tbsp smooth peanut butter

2 tsp sesame oil

Juice from 1/2 lime

4 tbsp unbleached flour

3 tbsp sesame seeds

1/8 tsp four-blend pepper

Canola oil cooking spray

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 450°F.

In a food processor or blender, combine soy sauce, peanut butter, oil, and lime juice. Blend until peanut butter is thoroughly mixed with the other ingredients and then pour onto a plate.

On another plate, mix the flour sesame seeds and pepper.

Coat each piece of chicken in the peanut butter mixture. Then coat the breasts in the flour mixture.

Place chicken onto a non-stick cookie sheet sprayed with canola oil. Then spray each breast with oil until covered.

Finally cook the chicken for 20 minutes, or until it is cooked through.

Serving suggestions: Place chicken on a mixture of brown rice (half cup) and Bush’s Pinto Beans (quarter of a cup).

Nutrients per serving (Makes 4 servings):

Calories: 310, Fat: 12 g, Carbohydrates: 8 g, Protein: 39 g