6 boneless, skinless chicken-breast halves (about
1 1/2 pounds)
24 6' wooden skewers
3 tablespoons extra-light vegetable-oil spread
1 tablespoons each hot paprika and hot-pepper
sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Blue-Cheese Dip
3/4 cup nonfat cottage cheese
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoons onion powder
1/4 crumbled blue cheese
Accompaniments: jicama, celery and carrot sticks
1. Place chicken breasts on a cutting board.
Remove fillet, (finger
meat). Cut breast lengthwise into thirds. 2.
Thread chicken on
skewers. Wrap exposed ends of skewers with foil
or use water soaked
ones. Arrange chicken on a broiler rack. 3.
Melt spread in a small
saucepan over low heat. stir in paprika, hot
sauce and garlic powder.
brush over chicken. Let stand 30 minutes. 4.
Meanwhile put all
dressing ingredients except 2 tablespoons of blue
cheese in a blender
or food processor. Blend until smooth, Stir in
remaining blue cheese.
5. Turn broiler to high. Broil chicken 6" from
heat source for 5
minutes, turning once. Remove foil from skewers.
Serve with blue
cheese dressing. Serves 12 as a snack.
Per serving with 1 tablespoon dressing: Calories
97; fat 1 grams; 3
gr. carbo;36 mg. chol, 165 mg. sod;