Chicken with Basil Recipe

Chicken with Basil (Serves 4)

This only requires 15 minutes cooking time with just 10 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients

Vegetable oil ($.10)

8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs or 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts ($2-4)

1/2 -1 onion (red) ($.50)

1/2 cup (125 mL) orange juice or substitute mango juice ($.25)

1 tsp (5 mL) dried basil leaves ($.01)

1 tsp (5mL) ground cumin ($.01)

1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt ($.01)

1/2 lime ($.05)

1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped basil -Garden

2 green onions, thinly sliced ($.20)

Directions

Oil a large frying pan and over medium heat. When hot, add chicken and cook until slightly browned approx. 4-5 minutes per side. Thinly slice the red onion. Once the chicken is cooked, add the onion to the meat. Add the orange or mango juice. Coat lightly with the dried basil, cumin and salt to taste. With a large wooden spoon, stir in any of the ingredients that may have stuck to the bottom of the pan. Allow to boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer, halfway through, turn the chicken, until chicken is spongy when touched, approx. 7 to 9 minutes. Squeeze lime juice on top of the chicken. Remove chicken from the pan and place on serving platter. Increase heat to high. Boil remaining juices, stirring constantly, until thickened, aprox.1- 2 minutes. Add in the fresh basil. Pour juice over the chicken. Serve with rice and orange or mango slices.

Per serving • 22.6 g protein • 7.2 g fat • 7.3 g carbohydrates • 0.8 g fibre • 1.7 mg iron • 30 mg calcium • 388 mg sodium • 187 calories

TOTAL COST = $3.50