Cooking always serves to be a messy and sometimes fatal endeavor, but it can be fun as well as healthy for the whole family.
If you know me, you know that I do not care to cook, have no interest in cooking, and quite frankly don't even know where to start! For those few times that I do feel like providing a home cooked meal for my husband and daughter I hunt for a recipe with few ingredients, 30 minute or less prep time, and something that I already have most of the ingredients for on hand in my own kitchen.
A couple of weeks ago I was at my Mom's house picking up my daughter and asked her for a few simple recipes. She immediately turned to her Cinch Inch Loss Plan recipes through Shaklee among the dozens of cook books she has in her home. I quickly scanned the ingredient list - I had all but two of them! I looked over the nutritional information - healthy, packed with protein, and enough calories to refuel my body from the day. I thanked her, jumped in my Tahoe, raced to Harris Teeter without speeding, and bought a box of cornflakes and a bag of pecans.
I spend less than 15 minutes preparing the chicken, popped it in the oven and moved on to throwing a couple of ears of corn from my friend's garden on the grill and slicing up a juicy watermelon from the Farmers Market.
My husband was impressed and so was I! When I cook a delicious meal all on my own, I feel like I just earned an A on a test!
From my family to yours, I hope that you will enjoy a delicious family meal!
INGREDIENTS:
1/4t salt
1/4t pepper
2lb chicken breasts, skinless (4 oz each)
1/4c honey
2T dijon mustard
3/4t paprika
1/8t garlic powder
1 1/4c crushed cornflakes
1/2c chopped pecans
cooking spray
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Sprinkle salt and pepper evenly over chicken; set aside. Combine honey, mustard, paprika, and garlic powder in a small bowl; stir well. Combine cornflakes and pecans in a shallow dish; stir well. Brush both sides of chicken with honey mixture; dredge in cornflake mixture. Place chicken pieces on a large baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lighly coat chicken with cooking spray adn bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or until done.
Makes 8 servings.
Calories: 294/serving
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING:
30g protein
23g carbohydrates
9g fat
315mg sodium
78mg cholesterol
2g fiber

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