Baste And Bake Chicken – We Love God!

The weight of so many responsibilities and distractions - even the worthwhile ones - has a crushing effect on a person's relationship with Christ. It ruins our taste for spiritual things. It suppresses our exuberance for spiritual service. It suffocates our passion for pursuing Christ and the intimate relationship He offers. It all grinds away at our soul. Eventually, following Jesus starts to lose its luster. The blessings and joys of walking with Him are crowded out by myriad tiny details of life.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Poultry	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Canola oil
1	T	Honey
1	T	Lime juice
1/4	t	Paprika
		Seasoned salt, opt
2		Chicken breasts, cut in half

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix ingredients together and warm them in small pan or in microwave
just to melt and thin the honey in the mixture. Arrange 4 chicken
breast halves skin-side up in a 9" square baking dish sprayed with
vegetable oil. Bake uncovered at 400'F. about 35-40 minutes, basting
pieces in the marinade without turning them, every 8-10 minutes or
until nicely browned.  Immediately upon removing from the oven, seal
the dish in foil and let  stand 10-15 minutes. Serves 4 without
leftovers.  Nutritional analysis per serving: 159.6 calories; 2.7 grams
total  fat; (0.9 grams saturated fat); 28.5 grams protein; 0.3 grams
carbohydrates; 73 milligrams cholesterol; 63.3 milligrams sodium.  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdjaxxx.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 280 Calories From Fat: 148 Total Fat: 16.7g Cholesterol: 73.1mg Sodium: 64mg Potassium: 230.7mg Carbohydrates: 4.7g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 4.4g Protein: 26.7g

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Sinclair Ferguson