Spicy Chicken Breasts with Caramelized Onion-Red Pepper Relish

By dashy_65

Robin Vittetta-Miller, Cooking Light

MAY 2000

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
• 2 cups sliced Vidalia or other sweet onion
• 2 red bell peppers, each cut into 4 wedges
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450°.

Combine the first 7 ingredients in a small bowl. Rub both sides of chicken with spice mixture. Arrange onion and bell peppers in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish, and top with chicken. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375° (do not remove chicken from oven), and bake an additional 15 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from dish, and keep warm. Remove onion mixture from dish, and chop. Combine onion mixture, basil, nuts, and vinegar. Serve with chicken.

212 cal, 6.1g fat, 28.9g protein, 11.1g carbs, 2.7g fiber, 377mg sodium