Passionate Strawberry Chicken

12 ozs frozen strawberries with juice (unsweetened)
1/4 c. wine vinegar
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ginger powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 tbsp worcestshire sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 c. honey

Defrost strawberries. Pour juice into food safe container with secure lid; set strawberries aside.
Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT minced garlic and honey. Rinse chicken, prick with fork, then rinse again. Add to juice and spice mixture. Let marinate at least 4 hours or overnight.
Drain off marinade and add honey, minced garlic, and 1/2 of strawberries to it.

Fire up BBQ on low heat. Grill on each side about 7 minutes before applying honey mixture.
Coat each side generously with honey and spice mixture you turn the turn chicken.
Serve with remaining strawberries.

Barbecued Chicken With Grilled Onion

SOURCE: Richard Simmons NL

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Barbequed Chicken With Grilled Onion

Serves 4

1 pound thin, boneless, skinless chicken cutlets
1 Tb minced garlic
4 Tb barbeque sauce
2 Tb fat-free Italian dressing
2 Tb lite soy sauce
1 large Spanish onion, sliced
2 ears of corn, cut in half
I Can`t Believe It`s Not Butter pump spray
1 bag salad greens
1 cup cherry tomatoes
fat-free dressing

Methods/steps

1. Mix together garlic, barbeque sauce, fat-free Italian dressing, and soy sauce.
2. Place chicken in zip lock bag with marinade mixture and refrigerate for several hours.
3. Grill chicken and onion, until onions soften with grill marks on outside and chicken is cooked through.
4. While chicken is cooking, boil corn, and mix cherry tomatoes with salad greens.
5. Serve each person 1 piece of chicken and 1 ear of corn with butter spray and salad on the side.

Additional Tips:

This recipe works great with lean beef and pork as well. If you are on a reduced sodium diet, omit the soy sauce and reduce the barbeque sauce a little.

Nutritional Information:
213 Calories, 23.5 gm Protein, 26.4 gm Carbohydrate, 2.2 gm Fat, 49 mg Cholesterol, 832 mg Sodium

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3 Protein 1 Starch 1 ½ Vegetable ½ Fruit

Crockpot Orange Chicken

Crock pot Orange Chicken

I found this recipe in a Food and Family magazine from Kraft. It is a simple and tasty recipe. It turns out to be a tender barbecue chicken with a hint of orange to it.

Crock pot Orange Chicken

8 Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless

3 Tbsp. flour

1/3 cup orange marmalade

1/3 cup barbecue sauce

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger root

Toss chicken with flour in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or 3-4 on high. 30 minutes before it's done, take off the cover and turn the crock pot on high for 30 minutes. This will help thicken the sauce. If after the 30 min, the sauce isn't thick enough you can mix some cornstarch and water together and add it to the sauce.

Spicy Country-Style Barbecue Sauce

Spicy Country-Style Barbecue Sauce

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
4 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Place onions and oil in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until onions are tender. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until sauce reaches desired consistency. Yield: 1 2/3 cups.

Cleaning the BBQ Grill

Yes I know this isn't a cooking tip or a weight loss tip per se, but since grilling is a healthy way to prepare food I thought I'd pass along this tip for an easy way to clean the BBQ grill:

Cleaning the Barbecue Grill

Use a large heavy-duty plastic garbage bag.
Put in the grill's grate with 1/4 cup of ammonia
and tie it shut.

Let sit overnight and the crud
will have been softened.

Crumple up aluminum foil
and rub off the debris.

Wash grate in soapy dish water, rinse, and you're ready to go!