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     Title: SOY SESAME CHICKEN WITH ORIENTAL VEGETABLES
Categories: Chinese, Chicken
     Yield: 6 servings

   1/3 c  Low-sodium soy sauce
   1/4 c  Chopped fresh cilantro
   1/4 c  Chopped green onion
   1/4 c  Canned unsalted chicken
          -broth
     2 tb Chopped fresh ginger
     2 tb Rice wine vinegar
     4    Garlic cloves, chopped
     2 ts Hot chili paste with garlic
     1 ts Oriental sesame oil
     6    Boneless skinless chicken
          -breasts
          Vegetables
    12 oz Small carrots, thinly sliced
          -diagonally
    12 oz Jicama, peeled, cut into
          -thin matchstick size slices
     8 oz Snow peas
     1 tb Oriental Sesame Oil
     1 tb Sesame Seeds
     2 tb Canned Unsalted Chicken
          -Broth

 Chicken - Combine first 9 ingredients in medium bowl.
 Pour 1/2 c marinade into shallow dish.  Reserve
 remaining marinade for vegetables. Add chicken to
 marinade in dish and turn to coat.  Cover and
 refrigerate at least 2 and up to 4 hours.

 Vegetables - Bring medium pot of salted water to boil.
 Add carrots and simmer 3 minutes.  Add jicama and peas
 and cook until just tender, about 2 minutes.  Drain.
 Refresh with cold water and drain.  (Can be prepared 4
 hours ahead.  Cover vegetables and chill.)

 Drain chicken.  Heat oil in heavy large skillet over
 medium-high heat. Add chicken smooth side down; cook 3
 minutes.  Turn chicken and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
 Cook until chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
 Transfer to plates and keep warm.

 Add broth and reserved marinade to skillet.  Add
 carrots, jicama and snow peas and stir until heated
 through about 3 minutes.  Remove vegetables from heat.
 Top chicken with vegetables and drizzle juices over.
 240 calories per serving, 6 g fat, 518 mg sodium, 66
 mg cholesterol.  From Bon Appetit's Light & Easy Mar
 '93.

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