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Cinnamon Lime Chicken

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
½ medium white onion, minced
1 teaspoon salt
½ tablespoon cinnamon
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
Juice from 3 limes

Directions
  1. Heat oven to 400° F.
  2. Combine salt and cinnamon.  Rub mixture into chicken breasts.
  3. Place chicken on baking sheet and cook in the oven approximately 15-20 minutes until tender. Remove chicken from oven and let cool.
  4. While chicken is cooling, mince onion and garlic. Sauté in frying pan.
  5. Cut cooled chicken into thin strips. Place chicken in pan with onion and garlic.  Add limejuice. Simmer for about 15 minutes or until hot.  Serve by itself or in corn tortillas.
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Prep Time
10 min
Nutrition Facts
  • Servings per Recipe: 4 servings
    • Calories: 194
    • Calories from Fat: 32
  • Total Fat: 7
  • Cholesterol: 74 mg
  • Sodium: 648 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 1 g
  • Exchange: 4 meat, 1 vegetable
  • Carbohydrate Units: 0.5