On the Grill

Grilled Chicken with Thai Coleslaw

3 cups lightly packed thinly sliced green cabbage

¼ pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces

4 radishes, thinly sliced

3 tablespoons lime juice

1 large shallot, minced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce

1 small Thai chile or 2 serrano peppers, seeded and chopped

2 teaspoons sugar

4 (5-ounce) skinless boneless chicken breasts

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1  Spray grill rack with nonstick spray. Preheat grill to medium-high or prepare medium-high fire.

2  To make coleslaw, toss together cabbage, beans, radishes, lime juice, shallot, garlic, fish sauce, chile, and sugar in large bowl until mixed well.

3  Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper. Place chicken on grill rack and grill, turning, until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to cutting board; let stand 10 minutes. Thinly slice on diagonal; divide evenly among 4 plates. Spoon coleslaw on top.

PER SERVING (1 chicken breast and ¾ cup coleslaw): 194 Cal, 4 g Total Fat, 1 g Sat Fat, 0 g Trans Fat, 78 mg Chol, 577 Sod, 10 g Carb, 3 g Sugar, 2 g Fib, 30 g Prot, 60 mg Calc.

HEALTHY EXTRA

Serve a plate of thickly sliced tomatoes and very thinly sliced red onion and cucumber alongside.

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