Stephen and I just enjoyed a positively delicious dinner so I couldn't wait to share it with you guys!
A co-worker gave me the idea for the chicken so I played around with some ideas and came up with a really simple, really yummy version of Apricot Baked Chicken and served it with Spicy Baked Potatoes and Onions, and Caesar Salad. Deeeee-lish!
Apricot Chicken:
I had a package of pretty fat chicken breast, so I started by pounding them out so they would be kinda thin and flat so that they'll cook more evenly and faster. I don't have a meat tenderizer mallet or anything, so I wrapped the end of a rolling pin with foil and used that to pound it out. Be sure to trim off any fat or skin.
Generously sprinkle each side of the chicken breast with sea salt, black pepper, and red pepper (don't be scared, put plenty).
In a square baking dish, melt 1/2 stick of fat free butter. Add 1/4 cup of Sugar Free Apricot Preserves to cover the bottom of the baking dish. Lay the chicken on top and add another 1/4 cup of preserves on top of the chicken. Bake at 350 until chicken is thoroughly cooked (time dependent upon thickness of the breast).
Spicy Potatoes and Onions:
Cube 3-4 potatoes and 1/2 of a white onion. Sprinkle with sea salt, black pepper, and red pepper. Toss in olive oil, place on a tin foil-covered baking sheet and bake at 400 for 30 minutes.
Caesar Salad:
Cut 1 Romaine Lettuce Heart into bite size pieces, rinse and strain. Set aside.
Mix together:
1/3 cup Mayo
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
2 tblsp Milk
1 tblsp Lemon Juice
1 tblsp California Wet Garlic
1/2 tsp Dijon Mustard
1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Anchovy Fillet (mashed)
Plate the lettuce, add a few croutons and drizzle with desired amount of the above dressing mixtures.
Now Enjoy!
Follow Up Questions:
ReplyDelete(1) Did you touch that raw chicken yourself?
(2) Did Stephen eat his veggies, i.e. salad? :)
(3) (Mandy wants to know) - why was it necessary to wrap up the rolling pin in foil? (and she probably also wants to know if when you say rolling pin it sounds the same as if you said rolling pen)
1) I did! Aren't you proud?
ReplyDelete2) Yes, he always eats his veggies now! He doesn't always LOVE them, but he ALWAYS eats them, what a good man!
3) I was wondering if it was supposed to be pen or pin, but I settled on pin even though I say them the exact same way despite all of Erin Powell's coaching to say pEn with an e like in egg.... oh well I failed at that lesson...
As for the foil.... it's the chicken phobia, I guess. It just grosses me out to think that something that has touched raw chicken would also touch my cookie dough. It's all in my head because obviously I wash the rolling pin afterward... but still, yuck! So the foil is a nice barrier so I don't have to think about it the next time I'm rolling out some dough. :)