Chicken with Garlic Sauce

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• 4 (6 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 Tb. canola oil
• ! Tb. butter
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 3/4 c. fat-free chicken broth
• 2 tsp. fresh lime juice
• 1 Tb. minced fresh cilantro
• 4 lime wedges

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/2" thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper.

2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.

3. Melt butter in the pan over medium-low heat. Add garlic; cook 1 minute (do not brown). Add broth; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. cook until broth mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup (about 4 minutes). Remove from heat, and stir in lime juice. Serve sauce over chicken; sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.

Each serving (1 chicken breast half and 2 Tb. sauce, 1 1/2 tsp. cilantro, and 1 lime wedge)=253 calories