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If vampires did exist, then I’d be protected. I love my garlic! I recently found an easy, tasty, and guilt-free way to pump my chicken full of flavor without adding excessive calories. I thank Trader Joe’s, my favorite grocery store, for their new “Many Clove Garlic Cooking and Simmer Sauce.” It’s so new, that it isn’t even on their website yet.

I used the sauce tonight with roasted chicken and mmmmmm was I impressed! Although I was first skeptical about the whopping amounts of sodium, I was happy to discover that just a little sauce goes a loooong way, minimizing the per serving sodium load.

Check it out and let me know what you think!

• Prep Time: 2 Minutes
• Cook Time: 45 Minutes
• Serves: 5 (or makes you dinner for 5 days)

Ingredients:

• 15 raw chicken breast tenders OR 5 4-6oz raw chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup (1 serving) Trader Joe’s “Many Clove Garlic Cooking and Simmer Sauce” (available in the “new items” section)
• Dried basil to taste
• Ground black pepper to taste

Method:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• line a large glass Pyrex dish (or a cookie sheet) with aluminum foil
• Spread the chicken over the baking dish
• Lightly drizzle the garlic sauce over all of the chicken pieces
• sprinkle basil and black pepper over chicken
• bake for 45 minutes, or until cooked thoroughly, flipping chicken over once about half way through
• Serve with steamed, sauteed, or roasted veggies for a flavorful, delicious, nutritious, and satisfying meal 🙂
• Feel safe knowing that the 70 additional calories (3.5g fat, 7g carbs, 930mg sodium/39%, and 2g protein are split among 5 servings……making this sauce a perfectly safe option for those following a strict diet)

Stay fit, stay happy, and stay healthy!

-Lauren