Seared Chicken With Squash Quesadilla
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats, Grains, Dairy | Mexican | Breadfasts, Martha stew, Menu, Poultry | 4 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | T | Extra virgin olive oil |
| 1/2 | Butternut squash, peel and | |
| half core and sliced | ||
| crosswise into-1/4" | ||
| slices | ||
| about-3/4lb | ||
| Salt and pepper, to taste | ||
| 1 | pn | Red pepper flakes |
| 4 | Skinless boneless chicken | |
| breast halves 3oz each | ||
| 2 | T | Garlic, minced |
| 1/4 | t | Garlic, minced |
| 1 | Lime, cut into -8slices | |
| 1 | t | Unsalted butter |
| 1/4 | t | Ground cumin |
| 1 | Lime, the juice | |
| 1 | Jalapeno chile pepper | |
| sliced into rounds | ||
| 8 | oz | Goat cheese, chevre |
| 6 | Flour tortillas, 12-inch | |
| diam. | ||
| 2 | Sprigs cilantro |
INSTRUCTIONS
Martha Stewart constructs a simple meal of seared chicken breasts accompanied by quesadillas filled with butternut squash and goat cheese. To give the chicken a Mexican edge, she stuffs it with lime slices and garlic, and gives it a dusting of ground cumin. Luncheon. Heat oven to 375F. Drizzle 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Place the squash pieces on top. Season with salt and pepper to taste and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Roast in the oven until fork tender, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Meanwhile prepare the chicken; season each breast with salt and pepper. Place 1/4 teaspoon garlic and 2 slices of lime under the tender of each breast. (The tender is the natural pocket on the underside of the breast.) In a large cast iron skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Place the chicken breasts in the skillet, tender-side up. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, cumin and the juice from half a lime to the pan. Cook until firm and golden brown, about 6 minutes per side; after the first 6 minutes squeeze the remaining lime half over the chicken and turn. In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook the jalapeño slices for 4 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside. Prepare the 2 quesadillas; crumble 4 ounces of goat cheese on 2 flour tortillas. Place about 10 leaves of cilantro, 8 pieces of the roasted squash and about 4 slices of jalapeño on each tortilla. Cover with another tortilla. Reheat the skillet with the 1 teaspoon of olive oil over medium high heat. Cook each quesadilla until golden in color, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Slide quesadilla onto a dinner plate; turn plate over and return quesadilla to the pan, uncooked side down. Remove from heat and cut each quesadilla into quarters with kitchen scissors or a knife. Serve one breast, cut in half, with 2 quesadilla quarters. Garnish with any leftover squash pieces and a few sprigs of cilantro. PER SERVING: 650 cals, 33.4 g fat, 45.8% Recipe by: Martha Stewart Living, TV, Nov 5, 1997 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #907 by KitPATh <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> on Nov 13, 1997
A Message from our Provider:
“Conviction is not repentance; conviction leads to repentance. But you can be convicted without repentance. #Martyn Lloyd-Jones”
Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
----------------------------------------------
Calories: 408
Calories From Fat: 92
Total Fat: 10.3g
Cholesterol: 75.6mg
Sodium: 1115.6mg
Potassium: 640.8mg
Carbohydrates: 39.9g
Fiber: 2.7g
Sugar: 2.7g
Protein: 36.9g