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Menu Plan for the week of Oct. 25, 2013: Day 4 Recipes

Chicken with Savoy Cabbage and Feta

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

    This is almost a skillet dinner - rice is cooked separately... Green Tabasco optional

Chicken with Savoy Cabbage and Feta         Preparation and cooking time:  30 minutes
    I love Savoy cabbage - especially the fact that it cooks so fast, perfect for stir-fries.... And skillet dinners!

2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
1/3 savoy cabbage, about 2 cups, sliced
4oz (120gr) mushrooms
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 rib celery
2 tsp olive oil
2/3 cup (5oz, 150gr) chicken stock
1/3 cup (3oz, 90gr) sherry
4oz (120gr) feta
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp maizena dissolved in 1 tbs water
Rice
1/2 cup Basmati rice
1 cup (8oz, 240ml) chicken stock

Cook rice in chicken stock, covered, until done, about 15 minutes.
Chop onion, celery.  Mince garlic. Cut a slice off the cabbage, cut the slice into thirds, then slice thinly. Trim and slice mushrooms.  Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Crumble or cube feta.
Heat oil in large skillet.  Add onions, celery, paprika, cumin and stir-fry 5 minutes.  Add chicken, mushrooms, garlic, and stir-fry 5 minutes longer.  Add cabbage, stock, sherry, oregano and stir well.  Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. 
To finish:  Uncover and increase heat.  Add cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened.  Add feta, stir briefly and remove from heat.  Spoon over rice to serve.

Cooking schedule: 30 minutes Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives, large skillet with lid, small saucepan with lid Roughly chop onion, celery Mince garlic Slice cabbage Cut chicken Trim, slice mushrooms Crumble or cube feta

Stir-fry onions, celery, paprika, cumin Add chicken, garlic, mushrooms, stir-fry Add cabbage, stock, sherry, oregano, cover, simmer Cook rice     15 minute break Back?   Check rice Uncover skillet, increase heat Dissolve cornstarch in water, add to skillet Add feta to skillet, stir Spoon over rice and serve

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