Mediterranean Chicken Packets

Treat your family with Mediterranean dinner! Serve tasty grilled chicken and veggies packets with rice.

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The Quick Take:

Calories 330
Fat 10g
Saturated Fat 3 1/2g
Sodium 410mg

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NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 330
Calories from Fat: 90),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 10g; 10%
(Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, 3 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 80mg; 80%;
Sodium: 410mg; 410%;
Total Carbohydrate: 29g; 29%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 3g 3% ),
Protein: 31g; 31%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%;
Vitamin C: 10%;
Calcium: 10%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 45 min
Servings 4

Ingredients

1/2: package (4 oz) crumbled basil-and-tomato feta cheese

2: tablespoons grated lemon peel

1: teaspoon dried oregano leaves

4: boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb)

4: roma (plum) tomatoes, each cut into 3 slices

1: small red onion, finely chopped (1 cup)

20: pitted Kalamata olives

1/2: cup uncooked rice

1: cup water

Directions

1 Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Cut four 18x12-inch pieces of heavy-duty foil.
2 In small bowl, mix cheese, lemon peel and oregano. On one side of each foil piece, place 1 chicken breast half, 3 tomato slices, 1/4 cup onion and 5 olives. Spoon one-fourth of cheese mixture over chicken and vegetables on each foil piece.
3 Fold foil over chicken and vegetables so edges meet. Seal edges, making tight 1/2-inch fold; fold again. Allow space on sides for circulation and expansion.
4 Cover and grill packets over medium heat 20 to 25 minutes, rotating packets 1/2 turn after 10 minutes, until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. While packets are being grilled, cook rice in water, according to package directions, omitting salt.
5 Place packets on plates. Cut large X across top of each packet; fold back foil. Serve chicken with rice.

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You can use a package of crumbled plain feta cheese instead of the flavored feta.

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Posted 1/13/2013 12:22:33 PM REPORT ABUSE NancyCam said:

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My husband and I LOVED this recipe. I baked them instead, at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I should have left them in for 25 - 30 minutes, and that was after cutting the breasts in half. After microwaving for a few minutes to finish cooking, they were GREAT. I will make them again, for sure.

Posted 8/5/2012 10:41:57 AM REPORT ABUSE Autump said:

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This was an amazing dinner. My fiancee and I both kept going, "Oh my gosh...this is so good..." while we were eating it. It was too late to grill for us, but I made the packets and stuck them in the oven at 350 until the chicken was done, which worked out just as well. They made great leftovers the next day and was still just as good. Will definitely make again.

Posted 11/14/2011 1:52:23 PM REPORT ABUSE JudieAnne said:

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My husband doesn't like anything that isn't meat and potatoes, so I was a little nervous about serving this to him. He not only LOVED it, but went back for seconds. I made wheat bow-tie pasta instead of rice, and added the same ingredients (tomatoes, olives, feta, lemon peel, olive oil, and fresh basil) to the pasta as what was added to the chicken. It was fabulous! Brought left-overs for lunch today and was the envy of the lunch room!

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 06/24/2011. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.

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