Saturday Night Healthy

Greek Cinnamon Chicken
Originally uploaded by kellik

As posted previously, I'm making changes around diet and exercise that will have long term payoff. However, I'm not interested in sacrificing flavor. I used the Weight Watchers program successfully several years ago and still have one of their cookbooks. I didn't use it often as I had hoped because I was disappointed by the number of recipes that used prepared ingredients.

I did find the following 392 calories per serving recipe in their Simply the Best 250 Prizewinning Family Recipes from 1997. The additional of white wine, bay leaf and cinnamon stick really add to depth of flavor in this dish. My kitchen smelled divine.

Greek Cinnamon Chicken
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
Six 4 oz. skinless boneless chicken thighs
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (no salt added)
1/4 cup dry white wine (I used chardonnay)
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
6 cups hot cooked couscous

1. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil. Add the onions and garlic; cook , stirring as needed, until softened, about 5 minutes.

2. Add the chicken, tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, ground cinnamon, pepper and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, stirring as needed, until the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes Discard the bay leaves and cinnamon stick. Serve the couscous, topped with a piece of chicken and sauce.

Serves 6.