Heart Healthy Recipes – Part 3

Here are a couple of heart healthy recipes to get you started:

BAKED DIJON CHICKEN

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, all visible fat removed

1 tablespoon Dijon or coarse-grained mustard

2 teaspoons lemon or lime juice

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Preheat oven to 375:F.

Rinse chicken or turkey and pat dry.

In a small bowl, stir together remaining ingredients. Arrange chicken or turkey in a single layer in a baking dish. Spread the mixture over the top of each piece.

Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes, or until chicken or turkey is tender and no longer pink. If you want flavored broth for rice or potatoes add approximately ½ a cup of water or chicken stock to the chicken approximately 10 minutes into cooking and cover the cooking dish.

Resources:

MayoClinic: Heart Disease

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-healthy-diet/NU00196

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Lowering Your Cholesterol with TLC

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/chol_tlc.pdf

American Heart Association: Managing Blood Pressure with Heart Healthy Diet

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HighBloodPressure/PreventionTreatmentofHighBloodPressure/Managing-Blood-Pressure-with-a-Heart-Healthy-Diet_UCM_301879_Article.jsp

University of Maryland Medical Center Heart-Healthy Diet Lifestyle Changes

http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/where_else_can_information_about_heart-healthy_diets_be_obtained_000043_4.htm

Women’s Health.gov: Heart Healthy Eating

http://womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/heart-healthy-eating.cfm

Harvard Health Publications: Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart