Holy Cow Salad Dressing?? / Grilled Cajun Chicken

I want to start off by saying HOLY COW.. Had a salad with the recipe I'm going to share tonight.. Looked in the fridge for some salad dressing.. I had 3: Ranch, Thousand, and Italian. The amount of sodium was unbelievable! Ranch- 290mgs of sodium, Thousand 290ms of sodium, and Italian 500mgs of sodium. This was the amount of sodium in ONLY 2 Tablespoons of dressing.. So it got me curious.. I Googled how much sodium intake I should be getting each day and this is what I found..

• The Food and Drug Administration recommends 2400 mg daily
• Most Americans not watching their sodium intake consume 7000-8000 mg daily
• People who avoid adding salt at the table may still consume 3000-4000 mg daily
• Many experts recommend less than 1500 mg daily for people with a history of heart trouble, high blood pressure or other risk factors for heart disease
• A can of chili may contain 2400 mg all by itself; homemade chili may contain less than 100 mg

Wow.. So I should be getting less than 1500mgs of sodium daily and one serving of Italian would take up 1/3 of what I need for the day.. Again..  HOLY COW!! So I would love any suggestions for a low sodium dressing.. My favorites are Ranch and Italian.. I would be up to trying something new or even homemade!!

Now on to the recipe.. I tried something new from the Mrs. Dash website.. I thought it had a great flavor but I'm not really big on spicy food so next time I will change up the recipe just a bit! I used chicken breast tenderloins so I skipped the scoring step.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS

• Low-Carb, Low-Fat, Low-Potassium, Low-Sodium

Summary

• Serves:4
• Serving Size:1 chicken breast
• Prep Time:10 min
• Cooking Time:10 min - 15 min
• Ready In:25 min

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. (45mL) Mrs. Dash® Extra Spicy Seasoning Blend
• 4 (1 lb) (454g) boneless, skinless chicken breast
• juice of one lemon
• 2 tsp. brown sugar
• cooking spray

Directions

• 1. Neatly score each chicken breast on both sides with a sharp knife.
• 2. Mix together in large bowl, Mrs. Dash® Extra Spicy Seasoning Blend, brown sugar and lemon juice. Add the breasts and coat thoroughly. Let rest 5-10 minutes.
• 3. Heat a grill or cast iron grill plate. Spray with cooking spray.
• 4. Grill chicken breasts on each side, 6-8 minutes, or until juices run clear. Put on plate, cover, and let rest 3-4 minutes. Spoon remaining juices over the top of each breast.
• 5. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Serv. Size 1 chicken breast

Servings: 4

Amount/Serving
Calories	154
Total Fat	3g
Trans Fat	0g
Sodium	64mg
Potassium	298mg
Total Carb.	3g
Protein	27g

Not a significant source of calories from fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, dietary fibers, sugars, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron.