Cook Like Me

I greatly modified a recipe tonight and it actually turned out decent! I thought I would share my made-up dinner in case anybody wanted to try it.  Let's call it Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken with Nutty Raisin Rice.

4 boneless chicken breast halves 

3 cups chicken broth

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1/2 tsp Rosemary 

1 cup white rice and 1 cup brown rice

1/4 cup raisins 

5-7 sun-dried tomatoes (in jar) drained and sliced

1/2 cup white wine

1 tablespoon of butter

1/2 cup sliced almonds

2/3 cup dried parsley flakes (maybe a little less) 

salt and pepper

In a saucepan, bring broth, raisins, 1 tablespoons olive oil and rosemary to a boil. Stir in rice, cover pot and simmer over low heat for about 18 minutes or until water is absorbed.

While the rice is cooking, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to skillet. Cook for 6 minutes on each side, until no longer pink. 

Add sun-dried tomatoes to skillet and heat through, about 2 minutes. Add white wine and boil until slightly reduced, 1 to 2 minutes. Add butter and half of the parsley and stir to melt butter.

Add the rest of the parsley and the almonds to cooked rice and fluff with a fork. Serve rice alongside chicken. Enjoy!

Oh yes, and for dessert we had a Crockpot Cake that I made up yesterday, which is not as healthy as this recipe but it is very yummy! (Just eat a little bit.) You can get the recipe HERE. It is really good with a little bit of vanilla bean ice cream. :)