Chicken & Broccoli With Linguine Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, divided use
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast h, alves, cut into 1
1 freshly ground black pepper
10 sun-dried tomatoes, soaked 10 minut, es in hot water(o
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tsp minced garlic
1 1/2 cup sliced zucchini
1 1/2 cup broccoli florets
1 1/2 cup chicken broth, divided use
1/4 cup dry vermouth or white wine
1 tsp oregano
1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp hot red pepper flakes
1/4 cup heavy cream
10 oz linguine, cooked according to packa, ge direction
1 parmesan cheese
Recipe Preparation
Cut chicken into cubes and sprinkle with pepper. Soak sun-dried
tomatoes in hot water 10 minutes.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in large, heavy, non-stick skillet;
saute chicken just until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Remove from
pan.
Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon olive oil to skillet; stir in onion and
saute until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes.
Stir in garlic, zucchini and broccoli. Add 3/4 cup of the chicken
broth, cover and simmer 3-5 minutes, or until broccoli is
crisp-tender.
Combine oregano and cornstarch with remaining 3/4 cup chicken broth
and add to vegetables. Return chicken to pan, add hot red pepper
flakes and cook over brisk heat until slightly thickened and bubbly.
Heat cream in microwave 30 seconds and stir into pan. Season to taste
with salt and pepper and serve immediately over linguine or other
pasta.
Servings: 8
Back to Chicken Recipes
Food Tips of the Week
Advice on losing weightMake sure that you drink enough fluids. Your body requires water , it is crucial for our body's health and has no fat. It is also good in that it fills the drinker's belly and decreases feelings of emptiness. The recommended portions physicians claim that we should aim to drink as much as six cups of water every 24 hours.
Some low carbohydrate diet pointers:
* Use reduced carbohydrate chocolate for cookies and muffins. If you have gone to the trouble of converting your favorite chocolate chip cookie or muffins recipe using soy flour, it would be crazy to put in those high carb chocolate chips. Chop up a reduced carb bar of chocolate into small pieces and use that as an alternative.
* Replace sugar with splenda. Recipes that call for sugar can be modified to make use of a sugar substitute like splenda. It doesn't weigh the same so you will have to expirement with it and it might not be perfect for every dish, but it gives very good results in most cases.
Superfoods rich in flavonoids
(inlcudes lettuce, asparagus, soy & thyme)
The compounds known as flavonoids which are present in these fruits and vegetables are thought to have properties as cancer fighters.
Doctors looking into the medical effects of flavonoids believe they could also have numerous healthy properties, amongst them, anti-viral and antioxidant powers.
A good number are also low in calories, so should be included in your diet system.
Chicken & Broccoli With Linguine Recipe Index from Recipes 4U
You can now stop spending your hard earned cash on expensive recipe cooking books or pricey meals in posh dining establishments, just find & print the recipe that meets your requirements and start preparing great food to delight your family in the comfort of your own kitchen
|
