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Lemon-Rosemary Chicken
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
? 4 chicken breasts
? Juice of 4-6 lemons
? 1 lemon, sliced thin
? 2-3 stalks worth of rosemary leaves
? Black pepper
? 2-3 cloves garlic, pressed (optional)
Directions:
? Preheat oven to 375.
? Place chicken in a small glass baking pan or a roasting pan.
? Pour juice over chicken. You should have between 1/8" and 1/4" of juice at the bottom of the pan.
? Sprinkle rosemary leaves and some pepper on the chicken.
? Spread garlic on chicken. Place lemon slices on top of chicken and garlic, and cover tightly with foil.
? Bake 45 minutes or until chicken is done.
Serve with Uncle Ben's wild rice, heated plain yogurt with a bit of lemon added, and steamed broccoli.
Italian Potatoes with Onion and Rosemary
4 Servings
Slice the potatoes for this crisp pancake as thin as possible, and don't worry if they break up as you slice. Be sure to cook them until both sides are browned and as crusty as they can be without getting burned.
If the notion of flipping the whole pancake at once seems a bit daunting, quarter it in the skillet and turn each quarter individually with a spatula.
• 2 1/4 pounds baking potatoes (about 4 potatoes), scrubbed, peeled, and thinly sliced (about 4 cups)
• 10 ounces yellow onion (about 1 large onion), peeled and thinly sliced (about 13/4 cups)
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/3 cup dry white wine
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Cook the potatoes in a microwave oven at full power for 7 to 8 minutes, until fork-tender. (You can also boil the potatoes for 30 to 35 minutes in 4 cups of water to which 2 teaspoons of salt have been added.) Set the potatoes aside until cool enough to handle.
Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. In the hot skillet, combine the onion, garlic, and wine. Stir to combine thoroughly and cook for about 15 minutes, until the onion is very soft.
Add the potatoes, parsley, and rosemary. Mix well and mash with the back of a wooden spoon to form a large pancake. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Raise the heat to medium and cook for about 15 minutes, until the potatoes are browned and somewhat crusty underneath. Position a plate upside down over the pan, flip the pancake out onto the plate so that the cooked side is up, and then slide it back into the pan. Cook for about 15 minutes more, until the second side is crusty.
Fat per serving = 0.44 g.
Calories per serving = 327 Overview
Rosemary
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is widely used as a culinary herb, especially in Mediterranean dishes, and is also used as a fragrant additive in soaps and other cosmetics. Traditionally, rosemary has been used by herbalists to improve memory, relieve muscle pain and spasm, stimulate hair growth, and support the circulatory and nervous systems. It is also believed to affect the menstrual cycle, act as an abortifacient (inducing miscarriage), relieve menstrual cramps, increase urine flow, and reduce kidney pain (for example, from kidney stones). Recently, rosemary has been the object of laboratory and animal studies investigating its potential in the prevention of cancer and its antibacterial properties.