Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Pico de Gallo

Name: Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Pico de Gallo
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and about 1/3 cup pico de gallo)
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped, seeded tomato; ⅓ cup chopped white onion; 1 jalapeño pepper, finely chopped; 2 ½ tablespoons canola oil, divided; ½ teaspoon salt, divided; 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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Although Mexican cuisine usually involves a variety of complex flavors, you'll find three base ingredients in most dishes: tomatoes, white onions, and chiles. Here we use jalapeño peppers in the pico de gallo, which give a nice kick, but you can substitute the hotter serrano chile if you're a fan of spicy foods. Serve the sautéed chicken breasts with cilantro rice.

By Julianna Grimes

Recipe by Cooking Light October 2010

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Credit: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr

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total:

22 mins

Yield:

4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and about 1/3 cup pico de gallo)

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

1 cup chopped, seeded tomato
⅓ cup chopped white onion
1 jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
2 ½ tablespoons canola oil, divided
½ teaspoon salt, divided
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Step 1
Combine first 3 ingredients, 2 tablespoons oil, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

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Step 2
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to pan; swirl to coat. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan; sauté 6 minutes on each side or until done. Serve with pico de gallo.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

275 calories; fat 12.8g; saturated fat 1.8g; mono fat 6.5g; poly fat 3.5g; protein 34.9g; carbohydrates 3.3g; fiber 0.9g; cholesterol 94mg; iron 1.3mg; sodium 379mg; calcium 25mg.

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ilovepiemore

02/25/2012

lizardstew

12/02/2010

This was pretty good. I used sweet-hot pickled jalapenos which worked really well with the bite of the white onion. I served this with the Cilantro rice on the same page of the magazine.

dmpeace

11/29/2010

This was a fantastic recipe. My whole family loved it. Easy to make, and enjoyed the flavors. I used a serrano pepper and it was such a nice heat, but not overwhelming. I only used 1 tablespoon of oil in the pico, and reserved the rest for the chicken.

AJSkater

11/10/2010

I'm confused about this recipe. Are you meant to saute the chicken in the oil, jalapeno and tomato mixture? Thanks for answering my "dumb" question.

laceyhawkins

10/04/2010

My fiance' and i loved this recipe! so simple but great! the cilantro rice was excellent. i used chicken breasts from Omaha Steaks. the only change i made was i only used 1 T (instead of 2) of oil in my pico-it was plenty for me.

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