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Polynesian Chicken And Rice Recipe


Polynesian Chicken And Rice Recipe
My first Polynesian dish. It went over very well. Taken from Cooking Light 2000.

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Ingredients
  • 1 1/4c chicken broth, fat-free, less-sodium
  • 3T sugar
  • 3T catsup, reduced-calorie
  • 2T white vinegar
  • 1T soy sauce, low-sodium
  • 1 (6oz) can pineapple juice
  • 1T stick margarine or better
  • 5 (6oz) chicken breast halves, skinned
  • 1c uncooked long-grain rice
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1c green onions, sliced
  • 1c red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 (8oz) can pineapple tidbits, drained
  • 2T cashews, chopped

Directions
  1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl; set aside.
  2. Melt margarine in a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chicken from pan.
  3. Add rice and garlic to pan; saute 3 minutes. Return chicken, meaty side down, to pan. Add broth mixture, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes.
  4. Stir in greeen onions, bell pepper, and pineapple. cook, uncovered, 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle each serving with chopped cashews.
  5. Serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 1 cup rice mixture; 403 calories; 14% from fat.

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I love many of the cuisines of the South Pacific islands, and this sounds like a delicious, U.S.-grocery-store-friendly version of the dishes of those cuisines!


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