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[Emmaoffline]

Gourmet Chicken Salad

I have a fantastic recipe that I use very often. It's very healthy, takes only a few minutes to prepare (very 'user friendly' ) and is great way to use up leftover chicken. Also perfect for entertaining!

Ingredients:

2 cups white-or dark meat chicken, cooked and chopped
1/2 cup red onion chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 cup fresh cream
1 tablespoon fresh raw parsley (chopped)
1/2 cup of raw cashews (chopped)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
sprinkle of salt
Splash of organic nut oil (walnut, almond etc.)

Preparation:

1. Place chicken, cashews, celery, parshley and onion in a bowl.
2. Add juice of lemon, mustard, raw cream and splash of walnut oil.
3. Add salt (to taste)
3 Mix well all ingredients and serve it on your favourite green salad
4 Enjoy! / Bon Appetit!

[akakakesoffline]

4 chicken breasts
1 C cooked Jazmine Rice
3/4 C cooked and drained /chopped broccli
1/4 C cream cheese
1/3 C Monteray jack cheese shreds
1/2 C chopt onions
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp butter
salt ..pepper...garlic..flour..
Cook onion in olive oil/butter mixture in a large skillett. Remove from pan
Pound chicken breasts till nearly flat, but be mindful not to tear. In a seperate bowl combine rice, broccli, cheese, cream cheese...Place a fourth of the mixture in the middle of a flattened chicken breast..fold sides together, then roll and hold in place w/ a toothpick. continue w/ each breast. Roll in flour and place in hot skillett. cook until chicken is done and cheese is melted. Enjoy... I serve w/ tossed salad and Green beans...

[akakakesoffline]

1 Large can of Green Beans
4 Tbsp of butter/margarine
1 Tsp of chopped garlic
1/2 C of chopped onion
salt and pepper to taste

Cook onion and garlic in butter/margarine. when vegetables have softened, drain green beans and lightly saute in butter/onion/garlic. Salt and Pepper to taste.. Enjoy

[lovepoetnycoffline]

2-4 lbs chicken breast
5tbsps fesh lemon juice or bottled
Freshly ground black pepper
1 clove garlic chopped

marinate chicken overnight in lemon juice pepper garlic mixture
then you can prepare it in your favorite way, i refer grilled
serve with roasted or grilled red, green, and yellow bell peppers on top of rice or with noodles