Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Rolled Chicken and Asparagus

I had forgotten how much I love sweet potatoes. My Mom digs them and I can't even remember the last time I had one!

Sweet Potatoes, Baked
2 sweet potatoes (medium, similar size and shape)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Cinnamon
Butter

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Clean off the sweet potatoes, then pierce with a fork or knife in several places. Cut off the ends and brush a bit of olive oil on the tops. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 30-45 minutes or until soft.



When finished, cut open the top of the sweet potatoes with a slit, and push the sides of the potato in (wearing oven mitts) until the insides come out the top. Top with butter, cinnamon, or any spices of your choosing. Salt, pepper, nutmeg, etc are good as well.



Rolled Chicken and Asparagus

1 lb skinless, boneless chicken breasts
24-30 asparagus spears (tough ends removed)

2 tbsp lemon juice (I used juice from 1/2 of a fresh lemon)
6 green onions, chopped (omitted for my recipe)
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
*I also added Ms. Dash chicken seasoning.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (or turn down oven to 350 degrees if you're already baking sweet potatoes). Cut chicken into 8 or 10 strips, each about 1x5 inches long.



Wrap each strip around 2 or 3 uncooked asparagus spears. Fasten with toothpicks. Place in a covered baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. (I did a cookie sheet.) Sprinkle with lemon juice, onions and spices.



Bake for 20-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove toothpicks. Serve hot or refrigerate until chilled and serve cold.





Makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info:

Rolled Chicken and Asparagus:

151 calories
2g fat
82mg sodium
6g carbohydrate
3g dietary fiber
2g sugar
28g protien

Sweet Potato:
103 Calories
0g fat
41mg Sodium
541mg Potassium
24mg Total Carbohydrate
4g Dietary Fiber
20g Sugars
2g Protein
Vitamin A 384%
Vitamin C 33%
Vitamin B 120%

This is going to be a great snack for me (the leftovers.) My trainer says that every time I put something in my mouth, she wants it to be one complex carb and protein.

Speaking of which, here is one of the snacks I had today. Grapes and fat free cottage cheese:



~J

2 comments:

Angie said...

that looks delicious except i don't like asparagus.

Cheryl said...

You can seriously cut down on the cooking time by getting one of those microwave steamers for less than $10. Makes a nice soft sweet potato in about 8 minutes or less. My grandmother taught me that. (Still have to poke holes!)