Chicken with Southwestern Salsa

So this was kind of bland. It really just tasted like chicken with black bean salsa dumped on top of it. It was quick and it was light, but it was boring. I'm not really all about it.

We had with a spinach salad.

Chicken with Southwestern Salsa

Serve with a mixed green salad. For the dressing, combine 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon cumin in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add 6 cups torn romaine lettuce, 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion, and 1/4 cup diced avocado; toss gently to combine.

1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
1 teaspoon ground cumin, divided
3/4 teaspoon ground coriander, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup prechopped onion
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
1/3 cup chopped plum tomato
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 (15 1/2-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (8 3/4-ounce) can no-salt-added whole kernel corn, drained

1. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Combine 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon coriander, salt, black pepper, and red pepper; sprinkle mixture evenly over chicken. Add chicken to pan; cook 7 minutes on each side or until done.

2. While chicken cooks, heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; sauté 1 minute. Add garlic to pan; sauté 30 seconds. Transfer onion mixture to a large bowl; add remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin, remaining 1/4 teaspoon coriander, tomato, and remaining ingredients to onion mixture, tossing well. Serve with chicken.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 3/4 cup salsa)

CALORIES 317 (0.0% from fat); FAT 8.7g (sat 1.4g,mono 3.5g,poly 1.9g); IRON 2.2mg; CHOLESTEROL 94mg; CALCIUM 50mg; CARBOHYDRATE 24.4g; SODIUM 705mg; PROTEIN 39g; FIBER 5.2g

Cooking Light, JANUARY 2009