When we started on our strict new diet the first week of January, the kids bemoaned the lack of “decent tasting meals” we would be having. I decided to prove them wrong and set out to find something a recipe that would not illicit complaints. (Believe it or not my son did complain, “We are having chicken again??”) I urged them to try it and everyone, including the complaining son, said it was good. They even went as far as to say they would be willing to eat it again soon. I liked how it can be prepared in a snap with common ingredients found in most kitchens. The recipe was originally found in the South Beach Diet cookbook but I adapted it by adding a few ingredients and changing it so it can be prepared in a skillet.
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) low-fat ricotta cheese
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon EACH salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces)Parmesan cheese
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 teaspoon freshly minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes with basil
- 12 black olives, chopped
- Mix Ricotta cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper together; set aside. Place olive oil in a large skillet; add garlic and chicken. Brown 2 minutes on each side. Add crushed tomatoes to skillet and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and allow to simmer for fifteen minutes. Top each Chicken breast with 1/4 of the Ricotta mixture, allow to cook for five minutes longer. Remove chicken from skillet and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and olives.
This meal is so tasty the kids would not complain about it if we were not dieting. What are your favorite diet friendly entrees?
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This sounds so yummy and healthy!
Great collection…shared with my twitter friends
I think this one might actually be a winner with my kids! I’m definitely giving it a go, thank you 🙂
Every item I love! I have to try it this out this weekend.
Oh my goodness this looks amazing. I will have to give this a try. I’m a big chicken lover.
Ricotta and black olives? Count me in!
Oh this chicken recipe looks so amazing! It’s even better that it is gluten free! Yum!
Oooh, that looks so yummy!!
Chicken Capri sounds delicious and your recipe is healthy and easy to prepare. I might prepare this one someday.
Looks yummy the only thing i would not use is the olives thats because i hate them lol.
Looks good! I love trying new chicken recipes!
This sounds delicious and seems pretty simple to me. I love making chicken on the grill and that is about the healthiest dish I make. Living in warm weather, we can grill year round.
I love chicken when dieting because it is so versatile. This recipe looks like it packs a good punch of flavor!
Gluten free yay I can eat it. Totally pinning this one! Thanks
This looks delicious! What a plus that it is gluten-free and low-fat. I don’t have any diet-friendly recipes that I’ve tried lately, but that’s only because I’m pregnant and eating for two :).
This looks absolutely yummy! I pinned it so I can try it out later on when I have the ingredients. Thank you for sharing!
I love chicken and this meal sounds great. Kids are so funny – they will say they don’t like something and then love it!
i LOVE chicken and ricotta together. so good
looks really quite yummy, pam!!
This looks delish and I love that it’s low fat.
They’ll get used it. I switched to almost raw vegan in my home and my kids were shocked at first, but have gotten used to it. It’s been 8 months
This chicken look so good. I would have to omit the olives though. 🙂
Glad your complaining son liked it! 🙂 Sounds good!! I am needing some healthy recipes!
This sounds amazing, I have to come up with a substitute for the ricotta because my husband will not eat it. Hmmm , I have to try this out.
Wow! This looks so much better than the chicken I made for dinner tonight. I have got to try this recipe! Looks wonderful! 🙂
Can’t wait to try this!
This sounds awesome, and I’m a super picky eater! I am always looking for more chicken dishes. I don’t eat any sort of red meat or pork, so basically it’s chicken and turkey all the way.
Oh man, this looks so good! I’ve never made chicken capri before, thank you for the recipe!
Another great gluten-free idea, thank you! I’m so hungry now…
This sounds so yummy and healthy. I, like you have struggled finding recipes that are healthy that the whole family will enjoy! THANK YOU
tum this is so delicious sounding and the picture makes my mouth water to try it
This looks amazing….holy crap. I might have to convince the hubby to fix it, because if I tried, it would end up one big hot mess. :/
Oh wow, that looks and sounds absolutely delicious. I bet my family would all like this recipe.
I am heading out to the store now to buy these ingredients. It sounds so good, plus it’s gluten-free. Yum!
This looks wonderful and healthy too. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Looks very tasty! This time of year I am always looking for great new recipes! I will be making this!
This looks so good! Now I am hungry!
I think it sounds delicious but I can see where kids may be hard to convince to try it. I bet they will like it once they give it another chance.
Love that this is gluten free. It’s hard to find GF meals everyone likes.
I remember when I was following the South Beach diet. I definitely found some good recipes but hadn’t considered revisiting them and revising at all!
That looks very good. Mouth watering with moistness!
I’ll have to try this one. I am always looking for new chicken recipes!
This sounds like a healthy hearty delicious tasting meal. I may even attempt to cut it down to serve only one! I think I might be able to do it.
This sounds yummy! I’m always looking for more chicken recipes (one can never have too many!).
This looks really great! I’m going to try it!
I think this is my new favorite recipe! Thanks
This sounds like a great recipe. I am the only one in the house who likes black olives, though, so I would probably skip that part 😉
Yay! So, do I expect more diet recipe’s now that you guys are on strict diet too? I am so waiting for more – this recipe is quite hard for me haha! So I am gonna wait for your future post! <3