Cara's Yummy Recipes » Weekday Meals

Spring Vegetable and Chicken Couscous

Cara — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:33:02 +0000

Ingredients

1 pound chicken breasts
salt, pepper, savory and olive oil
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 green onions, sliced
2 wide strips lemon zest (use a vegetable peeler)
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 cup couscous
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions

Pat dry chicken breasts and sprinkle with salt, pepper and savory. Brush on olive oil. Grill until cooked, then cut into 1/2 inch cubes.

In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high. Add green onion and cook, stirring constantly, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add lemon zest and 1 1/4 cups water and season with salt and pepper. Cover pan and bring liquid to a boil, then add asparagus and peas. Return to a boil and stir in couscous. Add chicken and remove pan from heat; cover and let sit 7 minutes. Add lemon juice and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Fluff couscous with a fork and serve.

Greek Chicken

Cara — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:52:52 +0000

Ingredients

1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives
4 ounces feta cheese, coarsely crumbled (1 cup)
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 1/2 pounds thin chicken cutlets (about

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, olives, feta, mint, and 1 tablespoon oil. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.

Heat a grill pan over high; brush lightly with oil. Season cutlets with salt and pepper. Cook, working in batches as necessary, until chicken is cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate, and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Top chicken with tomato mixture, and serve.

Mediterranean Chicken Kabobs

Cara — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:02:29 +0000

Ingredients

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh chopped or 2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons fresh chopped or 2 teaspoons dried fennel
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 24 strips
2 red or yellow peppers, cut into 1 inch squares
1 onion, cut into 8 wedges
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Cooking spray

Directions

Combine first 8 ingredients in zip-top plastic bag; seal and shake well. Marinate in refrigerator 20 minutes. Remove chicken and vegetables from bag; discard marinade.

Prepare grill.

Thread chicken, peppers and onion wedges alternately onto each of 6 (12-inch) skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place kebabs on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Cook 8 minutes, turning once, or until chicken is done.

Sam’s Umami Salmon

Cara — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:46:42 +0000

Ingredients

1/2 cup onion, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon rosemary
2 teaspoons oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup white wine
2 tablespoons goat cheese
3/4 pound salmon

Directions

Preheat oven to 475.

Saute onion in olive oil over medium high heat for 5 minutes, or until caramelized. Add garlic and saute an additional 2 minutes. Add rosemary, oregano, salt and pepper and saute an additional 1 minute. Add wine and simmer to reduce to a paste.

Prepare a glass baking dish ith olive oil, then place the salmon skin side down. Put paste on top of salmon. Crumble goat cheese on top. Bake at 475 for 7 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 and bake an additional 15 minutes until done.

Risotto Casserole

Cara — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:21:06 +0000

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup risotto
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup parmesian

Directions

Heat oven to 400.

Boil chicken. Cut cooked chicken into bite size pieces and set aside.

In a dutch oven over medium heat, saute onion in olive oil for 2 minutes. Add garlic and saute an additional 2 minutes. Add risotto and saute an additional 5 minutes. Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Stir in mushrooms and chicken. Top with parmesian. Cover and cook in the oven for 30 minutes.

Wild Rice Salad

Cara — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:03:34 +0000

Ingredients
* 7 cups chicken broth
* 2 cups uncooked wild rice
* 1 cup wild rice/brown rice mixture
* 5 green onions, chopped
* 1/2 red pepper, diced
* 1 cup snow peas, cut into one inch bits
* 1/4 cup rice vinegar
* 1/3 cup olive oil
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 tablespoon dijon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
* 1/2 lemon

Directions
# Bring chicken broth to a boil and add rices. Cover and simmer for 40-45 minutes. Mix lemon into rice and chill.
# Add vegetables to rice. Mix together rice vinegar, oilive oil, garlic, dijon, salt, pepper and sugar. Add dressing to taste. Chill and eat.

Arlene’s Salmon Pasta

Cara — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 02:05:55 +0000

Preheat the over to 400.

Ingredients:
* 2/3 pound salmon
* 3 tablespoons soy sauce
* 2 tablespoons sherry
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 shallot, diced
* 3 tablespoons ginger, grated
* 1 teaspoon sesame oil
* 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
* 1/2 pound pasta, cooked

Directions:
# Combine the soy sauce and sherry. Spray a piece of foil with PAM and place the salmon on it. Drizzle 2 teaspoons of the mixture on to the salmon. Crimp the foil, and place in the oven for 12 minutes.
# In a saute pan over medium heat, saute the shallot, garlic and ginger in vegetable oil for 2 minutes. Add the sesame oil and the soy sauce mixure and bring to a boil. Stir in the cilantro and remove from heat.
# Serve salmon over pasta with the soy sauce mixture.

Summer Pasta

Cara — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:23:27 +0000

Ingredients
* 1 pound fresh pasta
* 1/2 cup white wine
* 2 cloves garlic
* 1/2 pound green beans
* 1 pint cherry tomatoes

Directions
# Cook pasta according to directions on package. Blanche the green beans.
# In a sauce pan over medium heat, boil wine until reduced. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
# Combine the pasta, vegetables and sauce. Serve with chicken marinated in wine and barbequed.

Dill Salmon

Cara — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 01:50:28 +0000

Ingredients

* 4 salmon steaks, about 1 inch thick
* cooking spray
* 1 1/2 tablespoons dill, finely chopped
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
* 4 lemon wedges

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.

Spray baking dish with PAM. Place fish in pan and spray tops with PAM. Sprinkle with dill, salt and pepper. Bake for 10-20 minutes (until flakey). Serve with lemon wedges.

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Monday Night Lemon Chicken Pasta

Cara — Tue, 10 May 2005 04:02:19 +0000

Ingredients

* 3 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 can chicken broth
* 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
* pepper to taste
* 1 bunch fresh basil or dried basil to taste
* 2 teaspoons corn starch
* 1 package linguine

Directions

Cook the pasta according to directions.

Heat butter in a large saute pan on medium high heat. Add chicken and saute until done. Add garlic and saute 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, lemon juice, pepper and basil (if using dried basil). Reduce sauce slightly (2 minutes), then add cornstarch and stir well. If using fresh basil, add now. Continue to reduce for another few minutes. Sauce should be fairly liquid and light flavored. Serve over pasta and serve with fresh salad or vegetables.