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Chicken with Vegetables and Olives Pasta with Herbs and Parmesan

Cooking time:   30 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for "menu"  instructions

Chicken with Vegetables and Olives                            Time: 30 minutes

2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
1 small head of broccoli or half of medium head (left from Friday?)
1/2 red pepper left from Friday
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
olives, what ever you have left or 6 - 10    again I used kalamata because that's what I have left
1 tbs capers
1 tsp marjoram
3 tbs white wine or 3 tbs chicken stock plus 1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbs olive oil

Slice onion about 1/8" thick (.3cm).  (Peel it, cut it in half and then slice it.)  Cut pepper in half the short way and then into slices, 1/4" thick  (.6cm).  Mince garlic.  Heat oil in medium nonstick skillet.  Add onions and pepper and sauté 5 minutes.  Cut broccoli into bite size florets and stems.  Put in steamer basket in saucepan with an inch of water in bottom.  Put on medium heat and steam for 12 - 15 minutes or until just done.  Add garlic to onions and sauté another 2 minutes.  Remove onions/peppers from pan and add chicken.  Sauté 6 - 8 minutes per side, or until done.  Return peppers and onions to pan, add broccoli, olives, capers, marjoram and wine or stock/lemon juice.  Stir to combine.  Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer another 7 - 8 minutes to blend flavors.  Arrange attractively on a small platter and serve.

Pasta with Olive Oil, Herbs and Parmesan                    Time: 5 minutes plus however
                                                                                                             long it takes to cook the pasta

3/4 cup uncooked pasta - fusilli, penne, something bite-size
2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs dried herb of choice  in this case I used oregano
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup grated Parmesan - preferably freshly grated
black pepper

Cook pasta according to package instructions.  Drain.  In same pan over medium low heat olive oil. Add herbs and minced garlic and sauté for a few minutes.  Add drained pasta, toss quickly, remove from heat and add Parmesan and lots of black pepper.  Serve.

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Cooking Schedule: 30 minutes Assemble all ingredients and utensils Put water on for pasta Slice onion and pepper Mince all garlic Start to sauté onion and pepper Cut broccoli Add garlic to onion and pepper Start to steam broccoli Remove vegetables and start to sauté chicken Start to cook pasta

Grate Parmesan Turn chicken Broccoli done?  uncover and remove from heat Wee break - bit of clean-up? Add onions, pepper and broccoli to chicken Add olives, capers, herbs and wine or stock/lemon Cover and simmer Drain pasta and start to sauté garlic Add pasta and herbs to garlic, finish Arrange chicken and vegetables on platter Serve and eat

 

 

 

 

 

 

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