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Christmas is over and, after a few weeks spent in the West Coast and a couple previous trips to Spain, I need to shed a few pounds. So the following recipes will be as light and easy as I can make them without falling into a sad, boring and flavorless diet. I will probably include some ingredients like cheese and bacon in moderate amounts and will try to avoid carbs as much as possible. I hope they can help you get through January and even February eating healthy but happily. Let us start with this super tasty chicken breast, marinated (for at least 1 hour, recommended 4) in orange juice. Full of flavor, with a great contrast of colors and textures, ready in 20 minutes and, best of all, low in calories.

Ingredients

4 boneless chicken breasts

½ pineapple (3 cups peeled and chopped pineapple)

1 red pepper (sliced)

1 sweet onion

1 cup snow pea beans (sliced)

¼ cup ginger (peeled and finely chopped)

2 oranges

¼ cup soy sauce

2 garlic cloves

2 green onions

2 tbsps. peanuts (optional)

salt, olive oil, red pepper flakes

Preparation

STEP 1.- Juice the oranges. Dice the chicken breasts and chop the garlic. Mix the ginger, soy, juice and garlic and marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour. You can add some of the orange peel for extra flavor.

STEP 2.- Rinse the chicken, reserving the liquid. Sauté with 1 tbsp. EVOO over high heat, until starts browning. Reserve.

STEP 3.- In the same pan, add ½ tbsp. EVOO and sauté the onion for 2-3 minutes over medium-high heat. Add the pepper, the snow pea beans and the pineapple. Cook for a couple minutes and add the chicken and the reserved liquid. Let simmer over medium-low heat another 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (it will depend on the size of the chicken dices). Taste and add salt only if necessary.

STEP 4.- Finely chop the green onions and peanuts. Use a plating ring and place the chicken over some white rice (optional). Garnish with the green onions and peanuts and some chili flakes.

Tips

-I prepared some white rice with sesame in the rice cooker to accompany this chicken , and  added it to this recipe to make  a nutritionally complete meal, but I would skip it when trying to lose weight.

Summary

Recipe Name

Chicken with pineapple and snow peas / Pollo con piña y tirabeques

Published On

2016-01-12

Preparation Time

1H

Cook Time

20M

Total Time

1H20M

Average Rating

5 Based on 1 Review(s)