Five-Spice Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

4		Boneless chicken breasts
2		Garlic cloves - minced
2 teaspoons	10ml	Chinese five-spice powder
		Salt - to taste
2 cups	474ml	Water
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Rice
1/4 cup	4g / 0.1oz	Chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped green onion
		Nonstick cooking spray
		Juice of 1 lemon plus
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lemon juice
1 tablespoon	15ml	Toasted sesame seeds - for garnish
2 tablespoons	30ml	Soy sauce

Recipe Instructions

Remove skin from chicken and rub with garlic and five-spice powder. Season with salt to taste. Cover and let stand 30 minutes. Bring water to boil in saucepan and add rice. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Stir 2 tablespoons cilantro and green onion into hot rice. Keep warm.

Grill chicken on outdoor grill or indoor grill pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray until center of chicken is no longer pink, 15 to 20 minutes. Squeeze lemon over chicken. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro.

When ready to serve, spoon rice onto platter and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Combine soy sauce and 2 tablespoons lemon juice and serve with chicken.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 361 calories; 689 mg sodium; 99 mg cholesterol; 4 grams fat; 35 grams carbohydrates; 43 grams protein; 0.61 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 06-21-2000

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