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5* Lemon Chicken & Cinnamon Glazed Root Vegetables

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5* Lemon Chicken & Cinnamon Glazed Root Vegetables

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Serves 4

This Simple Cooking with Heart chicken dish is so, so easy to make and let's just say these veggies may be replacing the candied yams at your next holiday meal!

Ingredients:
Lemon Chicken:
• non-stick cooking spray
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, all visible fat discarded
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
• 1/2 tsp. dried oregano

Cinnamon Glazed Root Vegetables:
• 1 small raw sweet potato, cut into 1-inch cubes, peeled if desired
• 1/2 cup baby carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 small turnip turnip, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. light tub margarine
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. brown sugar

Directions:
Lemon Chicken:
1. Pound chicken to even thinness (about 1 inch).
2. Spray a large skillet with non-stick cooking spray, place over medium heat.

3. Add chicken to skillet and squeeze juice of ½ the lemon over the chicken.

4. Sprinkle pepper, parsley and oregano over the chicken.

5. Cook for 5-10 minutes on each side


Cinnamon Glazed Root Vegetables:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Combine vegetables in a medium mixing bowl and toss with olive oil to coat.

3. Spread vegetables on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

4. Stir vegetables and bake an additional 20 minutes until vegetables are tender (pierce easily with a fork) and are lightly browned.

5. Return vegetables to mixing bowl and add margarine, cinnamon and brown sugar.

6. Toss until margarine is melted and vegetables are coated with cinnamon and sugar.

1/4 of recipe equals: Calories 237; Total Fat 7.5 g (Saturated Fat 1.0 g, Trans Fat 0.0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g, Monounsaturated Fat 4.0 g); Cholesterol 73 mg; Sodium 202 mg; Potassium 706 mg; Carbohydrates 16 g; Fiber 3 g; Sugars 5.1 g; Added Sugars 1 g; Protein 25 g