Spicy tomato salsa gives these light, juicy chicken burgers a hint of the Southwest. Coleslaw is a perfect side dish, and making it is a breeze when you start with a package of preshredded cabbage or coleslaw mix, available in the produce section.
Look for ground chicken made from breast meat only. If it's simply labeled ''ground chicken,'' it contains skin, fat and dark meat.
Coleslaw tastes even better the second day. Double the recipe and you'll be set for another meal. This dinner contains 494 calories with 31 percent of calories from fat.
• Fred Tasker's wine suggestion: A shiraz or other soft red wine is a good match.
HELPFUL HINTS
• Any type of sweet onion can be used.
• If pressed for time, buy coleslaw from the deli.
• Be sure to drain the salsa or the hamburgers won't hold their shape.
COUNTDOWN:
• Make slaw.
• Prepare chicken burgers.
SHOPPING LIST:
To buy: ½ pound ground white meat chicken, 1 small jar no-sugar-added tomato salsa, 1 small package whole wheat or whole grain hamburger rolls, 1 medium tomato, 1 bag shredded cabbage, 1 bag shredded carrots, 1 small head lettuce, 1 can olive oil spray.
Staples: Mayonnaise, white vinegar, red onion, sugar, salt, black peppercorns.
Linda Gassenheimer's latest book is The Portion Plan: How to Eat the Foods You Love and Still Lose Weight. Her website is dinnerinminutes.com.
