Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Recipe for Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Yield: 4 servings
Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of visible fat
  • 1 ½ cup roasted red pepper dip (recipe below)
  • Cooking spray


Method:
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
  • Spread a few TBSP of dip across bottom of casserole dish.
  • Lay chicken on top of sauce.
  • Pour and spread remaining sauce over chicken.
  • Bake on 350 for 20 minutes covered and 20 minutes uncovered .


Roasted Red Pepper Dip (modified slightly from Kalyn’s recipe)
Ingredients:
  • 1 jar (12 oz.) roasted red bell peppers, drained well
  • 1 tsp minced garlic 
  • 4 oz low fat cream cheese
  • 4 oz low fat feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt 
  • 3 TBSP finely chopped fresh mint 
  • 1 TBSP fresh lemon juice
  • Salt to taste


Method:
  • Add all ingredients except salt to food processor and process until smooth.
  • Taste and add salt if needed.