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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Blue Cheese-Stuffed Chicken with Buffalo Sauce, AND Sherried Green Beans and Mushrooms

 What do I love? Buffalo sauce. Give it to me on anything and I'll eat it. You know what would be a great idea for sushi? Buffalo marinated chicken with a chunk of blue cheese. Too bad I don't own a sushi restaurant, I think that would be a great idea. 


 Since I don't own a sushi restaurant, I'll settle for this recipe.  It's definitely healthier than going to a bar and eating a bunch of fried wings (though I wouldn't turn those down). 
The green beans and mushrooms are also great. My mom made them at Christmas last year and as Will Ferrel says as James Lipton 'they are a delight'. 

I've never made the 'buffalo sauce' with this--we just use our Frank's to stay true to the Buffalo flavor.  

As of today's post 31 people rated Buffalo chicken 4 out of 5 and for the green beans, 3 people rated it 5 out out 5.


Recipe by Mark Scarbrough, Cooking Light, March 2010

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 breast half and about 4 teaspoons sauce)

Ingredients

  • 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
  • 1  tablespoon  reduced-fat sour cream
  • 1  teaspoon  fresh lemon juice
  • 1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 4  (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1/4  cup  all-purpose flour
  • 2  tablespoons  2% reduced-fat milk
  • 1  large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1  cup  panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
  • 1 1/2  tablespoons  butter, divided
  • 6  tablespoons  finely chopped drained bottled roasted red bell peppers
  • 2  teaspoons  water
  • 1  teaspoon  Worcestershire sauce
  • 1  teaspoon  minced fresh garlic
  • 1/2  teaspoon  hot sauce

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Cut a horizontal slit through thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket. Stuff cheese mixture evenly into pockets.
3. Place flour in a shallow dish. Combine milk and egg in a shallow dish, stirring well with a whisk. Place panko in a shallow dish. Working with 1 chicken breast half at a time, dredge chicken in flour, then dip in egg mixture; dredge in panko. Repeat procedure with remaining chicken, flour, egg mixture, and panko.
4. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon butter to pan; swirl until butter melts. Arrange chicken in pan; cook 4 minutes or until browned. Turn chicken over; place skillet in oven. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until done.
5. While chicken bakes, combine remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, bell peppers, water, Worcestershire, and garlic in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer; cook until butter melts. Remove from heat, and stir in hot sauce. Serve sauce with chicken.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 392
Fat: 12.9g (sat 6.7g,mono 3.4g,poly 1g)
Protein: 47.4g
Carbohydrate: 18.5g
Fiber: 1.1g
Cholesterol: 175mg
Iron: 2.3mg
Sodium: 421mg
Calcium: 120mg

Sherried Green Beans and Mushrooms

Recipe by Julianna Grimes, Cooking Light, December 2009

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 1 cup)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2  pounds  haricots verts, trimmed
  • 3  tablespoons  butter, divided
  • 1/3  cup  thinly sliced shallots
  • 3/4  pound  exotic mushroom blend, coarsely chopped
  • 1/4  cup  dry sherry
  • 3  tablespoons  chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 2  teaspoons  chopped fresh thyme
  • 3/4  teaspoon  kosher salt
  • 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. Steam haricots verts 5 minutes or until crisp-tender; remove from heat.
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots to pan; sauté 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add mushrooms; sauté 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Stir in sherry; bring to a boil. Cook until liquid almost evaporates (about 2 minutes). Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter and haricots verts; cook 30 seconds or until thoroughly heated, tossing to coat. Remove from heat. Add parsley, thyme, salt, and pepper; toss to combine.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 80
Fat: 4.3g (sat 2.7g,mono 1.1g,poly 0.2g)
Protein: 2.4g
Carbohydrate: 8.3g
Fiber: 3.5g
Cholesterol: 11mg
Iron: 0.8mg
Sodium: 256mg
Calcium: 56mg


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