"Cola" Chicken

Contributed By: jensspark
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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Chicken & Turkey
Actual Cooking Time: 1 hour
Number of Servings: 4
Origin: American
Special Features: Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Meal Type: Entree

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Ingredients

4 Skinless boneless chicken breasts
1 cup Ketchup
12 oz Can diet cola

Preparation

Put chicken in non-stick skillet. Pour ketchup and diet cola over the top. Bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat and cook for 45 minutes. Uncover, turn up the heat and continue to cook until the sauce becomes thick and adheres to the chicken. It turns into the most incredible BBQ sauce.

Cook's Notes

WW Points: 4

Nutrition Information

Recipe Comments

Commented by: esslinger90

Nutritional Information from Calorie Count.com Serving Size 372 g Amount Per Serving: Calories: 303 Calories from Fat: 29 Total Fat: 3.3g Cholesterol: 132mg Sodium: 827mg Total Carbohydrates: 15.3g Sugars: 13.7g Protein: 53.8g Vitamin A 11% • Vitamin C 19% Calcium 1% • Iron 10% * Based on a 2000 calorie diet

 

Commented by: stinalee

Just wanted to add that lisa's calorie content seems way too high. Most of the information I've seen says between 150 and 250 calories per breast. Ketchup is about right for the whole cup. You figure that you aren't going to eat all of the "barbeque sauce", so you can figure that into any calorie counts. When looking for healthy meals, really keep in mind how many calories are coming from something simple like ketchup, and always see if there's a way to substitute. For the record, I have not tried it yet, but will update once I've tried something different

 

Commented by: liarose

I loved this! I thought it was delicious and I plan to make it again. I only had pepsi on hand so it was very sweet which my husband did not like, but next time I will try it with a less sweet coke and see how it works out. The sauce was just perfect for me though and the chicken was so tender! Delicious!

 

Commented by: dboozer

2/18/2011 Delicious sauce. Made with mac 'n cheese and peas. I cut the chicken into small bites while letting the sauce reduce. After about 10 minutes, I added the chicken and cooked for another 30 minutes. Afterwards, I turned the heat on high as directed, cooked, and served. Delicious!

 

Commented by: gabluerose

Very easy and very good. My husband loved it.

 

Commented by: samanthalchase

I made this dish last night and it was pretty good. I made wide cut potato wedges to go with it and a salad. I would suggest adding the chicken after the sauce has reduced quite a bit. I used smaller chicken breasts and they were a bit overdone. But, overall, I would make this recipe again.

 

Commented by: julie-i

This was a tasty change on the BBQ chicken theme. I agree with pre-warming the sauce as it did take some time to properly reduce.

 

Commented by: karries

i realy liked it.. i think next time i make it ill add the chicken to the sause after its cooked a bit. but if you like pulled chicken sandwiches it was perfict!

 

Commented by: brendaandbill

Just had to try this and we loved it. It's so simple. We don't drink soda in our house but this recipe was worth buying a can. ....and used regular Coke instead of diet. This chicken was very moist. I let it cook until the sauce was almost molasses consistency and carmelized on the meat. Served with a salad.

 

Commented by: nikle714

Decided to try this because it sounded interesting and easy. Was very curious. Turned out great! I am impressed and the whole family liked it.

 

Commented by: lisakpetrolo

I looked up some nutrition facts on line - for my own use. Chicken Breast Meat - 16.9 fat. 162.4g protien, 844 calories, 432g cholesterol. 0 carbs Ketchup - 238.5 calories; 60 carbs, 0 fat, 0 protien, Diet soda - 0 everything.