Chicken Capri & Baby with Beer

Ethan took comfort from the pains of teething with his dad's nice cold (cheap) beer. It was unopened, CPS. We do not let our child actually drink alcohol. Only when he's reaaaaaally well behaved.

Ah, the chicken! I got the recipe in a South Beach Diet email newsletter and it is soooooo gooooooood. I used four 120-gram chicken breasts, 1 T. olive oil instead of 2, provolone cheese instead of mozzarella and diced Italian blend tomatoes instead of crushed. I can't wait to have it again tonight.

Chicken Capri

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup crushed tomatoes
4 slices reduced-fat mozzarella cheese

Instructions

In a blender or food processor, combine the ricotta with the oregano, salt, and pepper. Process to blend. Rub the chicken with the garlic powder. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 12 minutes per side. Place the chicken breasts, side by side, in a large baking dish and allow to cool.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Spoon 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture and 1/4 cup tomatoes onto each chicken breast. Top each chicken breast with 1 slice mozzarella. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest portion of a breast registers 170°F and the juices run clear.

Nutritional Information:
340 calories
15 total g fat (5 g saturated fat)
115 mg cholesterol
6 g carbohydrate
44 g protein
1 g fiber
470 mg sodium

Then, later for dessert I had protein pudding:

2 servings

1 box (4 serving size) instant sugar free fat free chocolate pudding
2 cups cold skim milk
1 scoop chocolate whey protein powder

Add the scoop of protein powder to the dry pudding mix, then prepare according to package directions. Easy enough, and yummy, too.

Per serving:
220 calories
1 g fat
19.5 g protein
30.5 g carbohydrate

The trick to sticking to a healthy diet is most definitely trying new foods and recipes so the junk doesn't start to look good. I wouldn't trade my chicken capri for a slice of pizza any day! (It was really that good, I tell you no lies...)