Braised Chicken With Pepper Sauce and Cheese Polenta Recipe

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Braised Chicken With Pepper Sauce and Cheese Polenta
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Ingredients
22
Count
Nutrition
382
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. PREPARE CHEESE POLENTA:.
  2. Place cornmeal and salt in a large saucepan.
  3. Gradually add water, stirring constantly with a wire whisk.
  4. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium.
  5. Cook uncovered, 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
  6. Remove from heat, and stir in cheese.
  7. Spread in bottom of 9 square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
  8. Press plastic wrap over surface of polenta, and chill 2 hours or until firm.
  9. PREPARE CHICKEN AND SAUCE:.
  10. Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken.
  11. Coat a large Dutch oven with cooking spray; add oil, and place over med-high heat.
  12. Add chicken and cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
  13. Remove chicken from pan; set aside.
  14. Add onion and garlic, sauté 2 minutes.
  15. Add bell peppers, broth, wine, rosemary, and bay leaves; stir to deglaze pan.
  16. Stir in tomato paste and anchovies.
  17. Return chicken to pan; bring to a boil.
  18. Bake chicken mixture at 350º for 45 minutes or until done.
  19. Remove chicken from pan with slotted spoon; set aside, and keep warm.
  20. Combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl; stir well.
  21. Add cornstarch mixture and lemon rind to pan; bring mixture to a boil, and cook 1 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly.
  22. Discard bay leaves.
  23. Return chicken to pan, and cook an additional 4 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
  24. ASSEMBLY:.
  25. Cut polenta into 4(4-1/2 ) squares.
  26. Cut each square diagonally into 2 triangles.
  27. Place polenta triangles on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and broil 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.
  28. Arrange 1 chicken breast and 2 polenta triangles on each of 4 plates; spoon 1/2 cup sauce over each serving.
  29. *Lower Fat Version: Omit Gorgonazola cheese from the poelnta, and add 1/4 teaspoon salt.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 382.23 Kcal (1600 kJ)
Calories from fat 127.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.21g 22%
Cholesterol 43.73mg 15%
Sodium 1107.31mg 46%
Potassium 539.61mg 11%
Total Carbs 42.61g 14%
Sugars 5.96g 24%
Dietary Fiber 4.63g 19%
Protein 17.68g 35%
Vitamin C 75.4mg 126%
Vitamin A 2.1mg 69%
Iron 31.7mg 176%
Calcium 216mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 66.83 Kcal (280 kJ)
Calories from fat 22.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.48g 22%
Cholesterol 7.64mg 15%
Sodium 193.6mg 46%
Potassium 94.34mg 11%
Total Carbs 7.45g 14%
Sugars 1.04g 24%
Dietary Fiber 0.81g 19%
Protein 3.09g 35%
Vitamin C 13.2mg 126%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 69%
Iron 5.5mg 176%
Calcium 37.8mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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