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Lime Cumin Crusted Chicken with Avocado Salsa

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Updated Jul 20, 2017
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  • This fiber-crusted chicken is great topped with fresh avocado salsa.

Lime Cumin Crusted Chicken with Avocado Salsa

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

Chicken

  • 3/4 cup Fiber One™ original bran cereal
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/4 lb)
  • Cooking spray

Salsa

  • 1/2 medium tomato, seeded, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 medium avocado, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon chopped jalapeño chiles, if desired
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheet with sides with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and finely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or finely crush in food processor).
  • Step 
    3
    In shallow bowl, mix cereal, cumin, lime peel and salt; set aside. Pour buttermilk into another shallow bowl. Dip chicken into buttermilk, then in cereal mixture, coating well; place on cookie sheet. Spray tops of chicken breasts with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).
  • Step 
    5
    Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix salsa ingredients. Serve with chicken.

Nutrition

260 Calories
9g Total Fat
34g Protein
12g Total Carbohydrate
1g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
260
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
13%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
90mg
30%
Sodium
500mg
21%
Potassium
500mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate
12g
4%
Dietary Fiber
6g
25%
Sugars
1g
Protein
34g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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