Diet Orange Soda Chicken

As part of my effort to lose weight before the beginning of summer, I have decided to make a sincere effort to prepare nutritious, low-calorie meals for myself this week.

Now, this is huge for me because I’m not exactly what you would call a Julia Child or an Emeril Lagasse. I can make a delicious omelet and my macaroni and cheese is out of this world but that’s about where my talent stops. The recipe below is great for me for a couple of reasons: (1) I love Chinese food and this recipe has all of the flavors of Chinese food (2) It’s low-calorie because diet orange soda is the prime ingredient (3) It’s so easy a two-year-old could follow it.

Diet Orange Soda Chicken

3-4 chicken breasts
1 can diet orange soda
1/4 c. soy sauce

Remove skin and fat from chicken. Mix soda and soy sauce in 9 x11 inch baking dish. Place chicken in soda mixture and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until tender. Baste a few times as chicken cooks

Be sure to baste as it cooks to ensure your chicken comes out juicy and delicious. Pair this with a salad and some rice and you’ve got a low-calorie, healthy meal in a flash!

Happy Monday everyone! Random trivia to follow tomorrow.