Friday, May 27, 2011

Grilled Chicken Bruschetta

This recipe is also from http://www.skinnytaste.com

Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 4 oz chicken + tomatoes • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 6
Calories: 236.8 • Fat: 8.5 g • Protein: 32.4 g • Carb: 6.8 g • Fiber: 1.3 g • Sugar: 0.5 g
Sodium: 182.9 mg (without the salt)


Ingredients:

· 3 medium vine ripe tomatoes

· 2 small cloves garlic, minced

· 1/4 cup chopped red onion

· 2 tbsp fresh basil leaves, chopped

· 1 tbsp extra virgin oil

· 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

· kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

· 3 oz part skim mozzarella, diced

· 1.25 lbs (8 thin sliced) chicken cutlets


Directions:

Combine onion, olive oil, balsamic, salt and pepper. Set aside a few minutes.

Chop tomatoes and place in a large bowl. Combine with garlic, basil, onion-balsamic combo and additional salt and pepper to taste. Set aside and let it sit at least 10 minutes or as long as overnight. Toss in the cheese when ready to serve.

Season chicken with salt and fresh pepper. Grill the chicken cutlets on your indoor or outdoor grill, top with bruschetta and serve.


We REALLY liked this recipe. We used store bought tomatoes, but we can't wait to try it with someone's garden tomatoes....assuming they'll share some with us :)

We did not go buy the part skim cheese we just used the shredded mozzarella that we already had and that worked just fine.

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