Ingredients:
2 tbsp pine nuts
12 dry-packed sun-dry tomatoes
2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
1/3 cup olive oil
2 cup fresh basil leaves, packed
1/2 cup parmesan, freshly grated
2 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
5 1/2 cup radiatore [=500g pkg]
Instructions:
In large skillet, toast pine nuts over medium heat, shaking pan
occasionally, for 6 minutes or until golden; remove and set aside.
Cover tomatoes with boiling water; let stand for 3-5 minutes or until
softened. Drain and cut into thin strips; set aside. Cut chicken
crosswise into 1/4-inch thick strips.
Pour 1 tb of the oil into skillet; saut chicken over medium high heat
for 5 minutes or until no longer pink inside.
In food processor, pure basil with remaining oil; transfer to large
bowl. Mix in cheese, garlic, salt, pepper, sun-dried tomatoes and
chicken.
Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook radiatore for 6
minutes or until tender but firm; drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the
cooking water. Rinse under cold water; drain again. Toss with basil
mixture, adding a little of the cooking water o moisten if desired.
Garnish with pine nuts.
Makes 6 servings for $12.50CDN [Sep 94]
Per serving: about 520 calories, 22 g protein, 18 g fat, 66 g
carbohydrate high source fibre.
Source: Canadian Living magazine, Sep 94 Presented in article by
Elizabeth Baird: "Great Pastabilities" Most requested recipe of
Hannah's Kitchen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned and operated by
Susan Hughes and Michael Shields.
[-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@msn.com
Servings: 6
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
"If God grants me longer life, I will see to it that no peasant in my kingdom will lack the means to have a chicken in the pot every Sunday." Henri IV of France, in a conversation with the Duke of Savoy
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