cilantro chicken (low carb)
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This is a low carb recipe! However I am posting the full recipe and will post how to avoid almost half the carbs. Per Serving: 246 calories 9 grams fat 39 mg cholestrol 435 grams sodium 27 grams of carbs 5 grams fiber 4 grams sugars If you omit the tortilla chips even though they are baked not fried it will eliminate: 13 grams of carbs 1 gram of fat 3 grams of protien 80 calories per serving.
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yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
25 Min
cook time
10 Min
Ingredients For cilantro chicken (low carb)
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6corn tortillas cut into wedges
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1 - 7oz cansalsa verde
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1 - 4oz candiced green chili peppers
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1/4 canwater
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1 Tbspolive oil
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1 cshredded cooked chicken breast
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4 ozqueso fresco crumbled (one cup)
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1/2 cquartered grape tomatoes
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1/2 cchopped fresh cilantro
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1/3 cfinely chopped red onion
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1medium lime cut into wedges
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1/2 clight sour cream (optional)
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4crisp leaves of lettuce (instead of corn tortillas)
How To Make cilantro chicken (low carb)
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1Preheat oven to 350F Ify ou are using the tortillas arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes or until beginning to brown. Cool 10 minutes. (they will harden during cooling)
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2Place the cooled tortilla wedges in a medium nonstick skillet. In a medium bowl stir together salsa verde, chile peppers, water and olive oil. Pour salsa verde mixture evenly over tortilla wedges. Top with chicken. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 3 minutes.
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3Remove from heat. Sprinkle with queso fresco, tomatoes, cilantro and red onion. Cover and let stand 5 minutes to allow flavors to blend and the cheese to slightly melt.
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4Serve with lime wedges and if desired sour cream.
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5If you want to reduce the carbs, omit the corn tortillas completely and start with step #2 minus the tortilla wedges. After completing step #3, divide the mixture into 4 servings and place each serving on a crisp lettuce (or cabbage leaf) and complete with step #4. - Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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