Friday, July 24, 2009

Honey Lime Chicken

2 lbs chicken tenders
1/2 T garlic salt
1 T peanut oil
20 oz can pineapple rings
1/4 C honey
3 T lime juice
2 T soy sauce
1 T cornstarch

Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt, brown in oil. Drain pineapple (reserve juice). Add 1/4 C pineapple juice to skillet. Cover and simmer 6 - 8 minutes. Remove chicken. Add honey, lime juice, soy sauce, cornstarch, and remainder of pineapple juice. Bring to boil. Cover and stir till thick and clear (about 1 min). Remove from heat. Allow to cool. Mix with chicken. Can be frozen for later.


Honey Lime Chicken

Apple-Cinnamon Coffeecake

1-1/2 C flour
1 C sugar
1-1/2 t baking powder
1-1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
3/4 C low-fat milk
2 T butter, melted
1 t vanilla
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 C diced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 1 apple)

Streusel:
1/4 C packed brown sugar
2 T flour
1/2 t ground cinnamon
2 T chilled butter, cut into small pieces

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spoon 1-1/2 C flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients(through salt) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine milk, melted butter, vanilla, and egg, stirring with a whisk; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in apple. Pour batter into an 8 inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.

To prepare streusel, combine brown sugar, 2 T flour, and 1/2 t cinnamon; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle streusel evenly over batter. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until a wooden pack inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack before serving. Serve warm.