South Beach Indian Chicken Recipes

INDIAN SPICED GRILLED CHICKEN (SOUTH BEACH DIET PHASE 1)

Steps:

• Whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, garam masala, paprika, salt, black pepper, and cayenne in a small bowl.
• Divide mixture between 2 large resealable plastic bags.
• Place 5 chicken breasts in each bag, seal bags, and turn to coat chicken with marinade.
• Lay bags flat in the refrigerator.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high.
• Remove chicken from bags.
• Brush grill with oil and grill chicken until cooked through, about 7 minutes per side.
• Serve warm.
• * make-ahead: Chicken can be marinated in resealable plastics bags in the refrigerator up to 1 day.

SOUTH BEACH CHICKEN PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• Add chicken to a skillet over medium heat with olive oil or cooking spray.
• Cook for 7-8 minutes until the pieces begin to brown. Then set aside on a plate.
• Add the garlic, onion and 3 tablespoons of the broth to the skillet and stir for 5 minutes.
• Stir in paprika and cook for one more minute and then stir in the remaining broth, broccoli and chicken. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to simmer for 20 minutes. While simmering make the linguine.
• Stir the sour cream into the chicken. Cook for 1-2 minutes more.

SOUTH BEACH CHICKEN SKILLET

Steps:

• Brush the entire bottom of a large nonstick skillet with the olive oil using a pastry brush.
• Cook the garlic for about a minute over a medium heat then add the chicken, stirring as required to cook all the sides of the chunks.
• Sprinkle the paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper over the chicken and stir to evenly coat.
• Add the onion and cook for a minute or two before adding all the peppers.
• Cook stirring occasionally until the peppers are tender and the chicken is done.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and stir well to mix.

SOUTH BEACH CHICKEN-PISTACHIO SALAD

Steps:

• To make the salad:.
• Preheat the oven to 375. Mix the nuts in a pie plate with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Press the chicken into the nuts. Heat 1 Tbs of the oil in a skillet and cook the breasts, 2 min per side. Place the breasts in a baking dish and bake for 15 min or til thermometer registers 160 and juices run clear.
• Heat the remaining Tbs of oil in a nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the diced onion, 1/4 tsp salt, and a pinch of pepper. Cook til the onion is browned.
• Line 4 serving plates with lettuce. Slice the chicken breasts and arrange 1 breast on top of the lettuce on each place. Serve with the dressing.
• To make the dressing:.
• Puree the onion, avocado, oil, lime juice, and water in a blender.