Cooking with Rachel

Last night I decided to make a new recipe that I stole from my friend Katie. You can find her blog here. She has some fantastic recipes that I plan to also steal but lets do one thing at a time shall we?

Okay so I made this glorious dish called Mustard Baked Chicken - I was a little nervous at first as usual when I try something new out. But I am glad to say that the end result turned out delicious.

For some reason this picture is rotated and I unfortunately don't know how to fix it but you get the idea anyway.


Mustard Baked Chicken
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, skin and visible fat removed
1 1/2 cup whole wheat pasta shells or rotini
3 tbsp Promise Light spread (or other lowfat margarine/butter), melted
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
3/4 tbsp Splenda Brown Sugar Blend (or 1 1/2 tbsp regular brown sugar)
2/3 tsp paprika
Poppyseeds
Olive oil
Olive oil cooking spray
Fresh ground sea salt
Fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray bottom of 9x13 glass baking dish with olive oil cooking spray and set aside.

2. In a small mixing bowl, mix margarine, mustard, lemon juice, Splenda, and paprika until mixture is smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste and mix.

3. Place chicken breasts in baking dish and brush marinade generously on top of each breast with a brush. Set aside marinade. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

4. After 15 minutes, remove dish from oven and flip chicken breasts. Brush other side generously with marinade and sprinkle each breast with poppyseeds. Set aside remaining marinade. Return to oven and bake for 15 more minutes.

5. Bring a pot of water seasoned with olive oil and sea salt to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Remove from heat and drain.

6. Spray bottom of skillet or stirfry pan with olive oil cooking spray and warm over medium heat. Add pasta and remaining marinade and mix well, until pasta is well-coated. Remove from heat and plate pasta evenly with chicken breasts. Top with shredded mozzerella (if so desired) and serve immediately. Serves 2.