Thursday, January 15, 2009

Cashew-Crusted Chicken on Basil-Pineapple Rice

From Cooking Light

Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted cashews
2 tablespoons garlic-seasoned breadcrumbs
4 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, drained
Cooking spray
1 (3 1/2-ounce) bag precooked long-grain rice (such as Success)
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation

Preheat oven to 450°.

Place nuts and breadcrumbs in a food processor, and pulse 10 times or until the crumbs measure 2/3 cup. Pour nut mixture into a shallow dish. Brush chicken with egg white; dredge chicken in nut mixture. Spread the pineapple in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange chicken over pineapple, and bake at 450° for 14 minutes or until chicken is done, turning after 7 minutes.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare the rice according to package directions. Remove chicken from dish. Stir rice, basil, and salt into pineapple. Serve with chicken.