Boneless chicken breasts are among the quickest-cooking cuts around. A few fresh touches, including a garlic-laced rosemary sauce, take this recipe well beyond the ordinary.
When their parents were away for the weekend, 19-year-old Dominique Ng and her sisters Madeline, 16, and Gabby, 12, survived nicely on these easy toasted sandwiches.
Tomatoes, parsley, garlic and oregano go for a spin in your food processor before simmering with sauteed onion and a goodly dash of white wine. The consistency is smooth and the taste is pleasing indeed.
This traditional Peruvian soup contains large pieces of chicken breast and potato cooked with peas, corn, and red pepper. It is a light version of the Peruvian Chicken Chowder (Chupe de Pollo).
This is a great tasting, simple to make soup. It consists of diced chicken breast with an array of mixed vegetables. It's relatively low in fat and high in taste.
This simple preparation yields delicious results in a versatile side dish. If baby pattypan squash are not available, substitute four cups of thinly sliced zucchini or yellow squash.
A refreshing citrus dressing accents the salad for my popular menu. I often toss in some meslun lettuce with the spinach and add apples for variety. --Arlene Butler, Ogden, Utah
This is crisp refreshing salad, perfect for a hot summer evening. The cabbage is shredded, the snow peas blanched, the carrots and peppers julienned, and the green onion diced. Everything is tossed with a vinegar and oil dressing and chilled.
Dish up an easy homemade pasta sauce packed with the bright flavors of fresh basil, balsamic vinegar, and salty Asiago cheese over hot cooked angel hair noodles for a quick, and delicious, weeknight dinner in a hurry.
Frozen Brussels sprouts get an upgrade in flavor when roasted with apple and sweet onion chunks and drizzled with lemon. You don't even have to thaw the sprouts -- just pour them frozen from the bag onto the baking sheet, season, and roast.
Here's a quick-and-easy treatment for fresh green beans that calls for just a handful of ingredients. Everyone who eats them loves them. --Howard Levine of Arleta, California
