Spinach-chicken salad with tangy orange dressing

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
4 teaspoons Olive oil
4 teaspoons Prepared mustard; yellow
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh rosemary; leaves only, or 1/2 teaspoon dried
2 Garlic cloves; minced
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
10 ounces Skinless boneless chicken breast; one whole, butterflied and pounded thin
2 tablespoons Orange juice
1 tablespoon Red wine vinegar
Granulated sugar substitute to equal 1-tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon Balsamic vinegar
8 cups Spinach leaves: packed; well rinsed & dried and torn into bite-size pieces
2 cups Sliced mushrooms
1 medium Red onion; thinly sliced

Directions

1. Preheat broiler. Spray broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. In shallow bowl, with wire whisk, combine lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of the oil, the mustard, rosemary, garlic, ⅛ teaspoon of the salt and ⅛ teaspoon of the pepper. Add chicken; turn to coat.

2. Transfer chicken to prepared broiler pan, reserving remaining lemon juice mixture; broil 4" from heat 3-4 minutes, until golden brown. Turn chicken; top with reserved lemon juice mixture. Broil 3-4 minutes longer, until golden brown and cooked through.

3. Meanwhile, to prepare dressing, in small bowl, combine the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the orange juice, wine vinegar, sugar substitute, balsamic vinegar, remaining ⅛ teaspoon salt and remaining ⅛ teaspoon pepper.

4. Divide spinach, mushrooms and onion evenly among 4 plates, arranging vegetables in a circle.

5. Cut chicken into ¼" slices; place one-fourth of the chicken slices in center of each salad. Drizzle each salad with one-fourth of the dressing.

Makes 4 servings . EACH SERVING (4 CUPS) PROVIDES: 1 Fat, 5¼ Vegetables, 2 Proteins, 5 Optional Calories. PER SERVING: 182 Calories, 6 g Total Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 41 mg Cholesterol, 361 mg Sodium, 11 g Total Carbohydrate, 4 g Dietary Fiber, 22 g Protein, 166 mg Calcium Recipe from Weight Watchers Quick Meals ~ Weight Watchers Staff (1998). MC and email from Pat Hanneman <kitpath@...> 01/99 Recipe by: Weight Watchers Quick Meals Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Pat Hanneman <kitpath@...> on Jan 10, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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