Green Herb Sauce

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This colorful green herb sauce makes a tasty and attractive entrée.  And it’s so easy to prepare!  This would also be good on baked/broiled fish.  This recipe is Induction friendly.

INGREDIENTS:

1 t. shallot, minced

1 oz. fresh spinach leaves (about a cup)

1 T. fresh dill

2 T. parsley, chopped

4 T. chicken broth

1 T. lemon juice

2-4 drops Tobasco

Pinch salt

2 boneless chicken breasts (5 oz. each)

3 oz. heavy cream

DIRECTIONS:

Place spinach, shallot, lemon juice, broth and Tobasco into microwave dish and cook at 100% power for 2 minutes. Remove, sprinkle with the salt and put this mixture into a blender or food processor.  Add cream and pulse just enough to puree into a smooth mixture.    Sear chicken breasts in skillet with some butter or you can place them in the same microwave dish you cooked the spinach mixture in.  Cover with plastic wrap or microwave cover.  Cook at 100% power, turning once, until chicken is done (about 4-6 minutes, depending on your microwave).  Plate the chicken on platter and drizzle sauce over meat without complete covering the meat with sauce.  Garnish edge of plates with little sprinkle of chopped parsley or dill.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 4 servings, each with:

196 calories

10 g  fat

1.5 g  carbs

.2 g  fiber

1.3 g  NET CARBS

22 g  protein

325 mg. sodium