Healthy Recipe of the Week

Wondering what to make for dinner tonight? Try this recipe that is both tasty and healthy.

Soft Chicken Tacos

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon  chili powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1  pound  skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• Cooking spray
• 12  (6-inch) white corn tortillas
• 1 1/2  cups  thinly sliced green cabbage
• 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese (such as Tillamook)
• Low-fat sour cream (optional)

Instructions

Prepare grill.

Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; rub spice mixture over chicken.

Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 10 minutes on each side or until done. Let stand 5 minutes; chop.

Heat tortillas according to package directions. Divide chicken evenly among tortillas; top each tortilla with 2 tablespoons cabbage and 1 teaspoon cheese. Serve with sour cream, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:              329 (34% from fat)

Fat:                       12.5g (sat 3.5g,mono 3.5g,poly 2.9g)

Protein:                27.4g

Carbohydrate:     29.4g

Fiber:                   3.9g

Cholesterol:         86mg

Iron:                       1.5mg

Sodium:                466mg

Calcium:               109mg

 

This recipe makes 4 servings. A serving size is 3 tacos.

This recipe can be found at MyRecipes.com.