Cilantro Chicken Low Carb Food

CREAMY CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. If the chicken breasts are all an uneven thickness, use a meat tenderizer like this one or a heavy pan and pound out the breasts until they're all the same thickness. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• In a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat, add olive oil. Place chicken breasts in skillet and cook for 5 minutes on each side, or until both sides are browned.
• Place skillet in oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until chicken is fully cooked through and the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees F.
• Remove the skillet from the oven and transfer the cooked chicken to a large plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.
• Place the same hot skillet over medium heat and add the onions. Cook for 2 minutes, scraping the bottom of the skillet to get the brown bits off the pan. The skillet should still be very hot so be careful.
• Add the green chiles and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, lime juice, cumin, oregano and coriander.
• Mix together and bring to a gentle boil for 10 minutes or until liquid has greatly reduced.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and mix in the cream and cilantro. Place the cooked chicken in the sauce and serve.

CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add all the marinade ingredients to a blender, and pulse until smooth.
• Place the chicken pieces in a bowl or ziplock bag and add in the marinade and ensure that the chicken is evenly coated.
• Let it marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.

CILANTRO CHICKEN (LOW CARB)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F Ify ou are using the tortillas arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes or until beginning to brown. Cool 10 minutes. (they will harden during cooling)
• Place the cooled tortilla wedges in a medium nonstick skillet. In a medium bowl stir together salsa verde, chile peppers, water and olive oil. Pour salsa verde mixture evenly over tortilla wedges. Top with chicken. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Sprinkle with queso fresco, tomatoes, cilantro and red onion. Cover and let stand 5 minutes to allow flavors to blend and the cheese to slightly melt.
• Serve with lime wedges and if desired sour cream.
• If you want to reduce the carbs, omit the corn tortillas completely and start with step #2 minus the tortilla wedges. After completing step #3, divide the mixture into 4 servings and place each serving on a crisp lettuce (or cabbage leaf) and complete with step #4.

CHICKEN CILANTRO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat, and saute the onion until tender. Place the chicken in the pot, and cook until lightly browned.
• Puree the cilantro, garlic, and 1/3 cup water in a blender or food processor. Mix into the pot with the chicken and onions. Cook and stir about 5 minutes, until mixed and heated through. Pour enough water into the pot to cover all ingredients.
• Mix the hominy, rice, and bouillon into the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Increase the amount of water as needed to attain desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper.