Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Chicken in Red Wine Sauce

Chicken in Red Wine Sauce


Picture from my second go at the Red Wine Chicken - served with rice!




Ingredients:
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 teaspoon paprika
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup red wine
salt and pepper to taste





Directions:
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook garlic in oil until tender. Place chicken in the skillet, and cook about 10 minutes on each side, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
Drain oil from skillet. Sprinkle chicken with paprika and 1 cup brown sugar. Pour red wine around chicken. Cover, and simmer about 15 to 20 minutes; lightly baste chicken with wine sauce while cooking. Season to taste with salt and pepper.





Sweet Potatoes


Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 large sweet potatoes
2 pinches dried oregano
2 pinches salt
2 pinches ground black pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat the bottom of a glass or non-stick baking dish with olive oil, just enough to coat.
Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Cut them into medium size pieces. Place the cut sweet potatoes in the baking dish and turn them so that they are coated with the olive oil. Sprinkle moderately with oregano, and salt and pepper (to taste).
Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes or until soft.




Green Beans with Almonds
(the easy way)

Ingredients:
1 package frozen green beans
About a teaspoon olive oil
About a teaspoon of garlic
A handful of almonds (from Sunkist Almond Accents - Italian Parmesan Flavored Sliced Almonds)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:
Cook the green beans by the stovetop directions on the box. I overcooked them a bit, got a little bit of a well-done taste which is yummy. After that, I turned off the stovetop and added a bit of olive oil, the garlic, salt and pepper, and the handful of almonds and tossed well to mix.

No comments: