Shannon's Lower Fat Chile Relleno

Gluten Free
Health score
13%
Shannon's Lower Fat Chile Relleno
45 min.
4
326kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup cornmeal 
  •  egg white 
  •  chile peppers fresh green
  • slices lowfat monterey jack cheese 
  •  chicken breasts boneless skinless
  • tablespoons water 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • toothpicks
  • ziploc bags

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Pound chicken breasts with a mallet until flat.
  3. Cut green chile peppers in half and remove seeds.
  4. Place one chile pepper on each chicken breast. Insert a slice of cheese inside each chile pepper.
  5. Roll up breasts and secure with toothpicks.
  6. Dunk each chicken roll in a bowl filled with egg white and water, then roll in cornmeal.
  7. Place coated chicken on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until tops are lightly browned and cheese is oozing out of the sides.
  8. Remove toothpicks and serve.
  9. Place each chicken breast roll in a separate resealable plastic bag and put in freezer. To prepare for serving, remove from the freezer and thaw. Preheat oven.
  10. Place thawed chicken on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake in the preheated oven as before.

Nutrition Facts

Calories326kcal
Protein42.19%
Fat35.55%
Carbs22.26%

Properties

Glycemic Index
23.88
Glycemic Load
8.7
Inflammation Score
-4
Nutrition Score
16.68739133555%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:325.63kcal
16.28%
Fat:12.59g
19.37%
Saturated Fat:6.2g
38.73%
Carbohydrates:17.74g
5.91%
Net Carbohydrates:14.38g
5.23%
Sugar:2g
2.22%
Cholesterol:97.24mg
32.41%
Sodium:462.55mg
20.11%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:33.63g
67.25%
Vitamin B3:12.31mg
61.55%
Selenium:42.91µg
61.3%
Vitamin B6:0.99mg
49.31%
Phosphorus:407.46mg
40.75%
Calcium:216.47mg
21.65%
Vitamin B5:1.8mg
18.02%
Vitamin B2:0.27mg
16.09%
Magnesium:59.11mg
14.78%
Potassium:517mg
14.77%
Zinc:2.11mg
14.1%
Fiber:3.35g
13.41%
Vitamin B1:0.14mg
9.1%
Vitamin C:6.76mg
8.19%
Vitamin B12:0.47µg
7.75%
Manganese:0.15mg
7.41%
Iron:1.22mg
6.78%
Vitamin A:249.22IU
4.98%
Copper:0.09mg
4.52%
Folate:16.62µg
4.15%
Vitamin E:0.36mg
2.41%
Vitamin D:0.28µg
1.87%
Source:Allrecipes