Spicy Chicken And Rice

It is winter and cold.  When I get cold on the inside, I like to spice it up.  OK, I always like to spice it up but let's keep it PG rated, 'kay?

Use a pan with high sides or a pot for this recipe.

Serves four.

Ingredients:
4 oz. boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 can (14 oz.) whole tomatoes, cut in quarters
1/4 c. hot sauce
1 1/2 c. green peppers, diced
1/2 c. celery, diced
1/4 c. scallion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. fresh basil, chopped
1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 tsp. Cajun spice
1/4 tsp. salt

Method:
-heat oil in pan over high heat
-when oil is hot, add chicken and stir constantly for 3 to 5 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink; reduce heat to medium
-add the tomatoes (and their juice), as well as the rest of the ingredients to the pan and simmer while covered for about 20 minutes
-serve over rice

First Clippings

The first clipping of herbs is the most exciting time of the gardening season for me.  First up this year is tarragon and Italian parsley...

What does a girl do when things are this fabulous?

She makes the most perfect gourmet scrambled eggs ever!

Makes one serving.

For this recipe, you will need to use a non-stick frying pan and a rubber or silicon spatula.

Ingredients:

cooking spray (I prefer Pam's extra virgin olive oil spray)

2 eggs

1/4 c fresh parsley, chopped

2 tsp. fresh tarragon, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

Method:

-chop herbs and set aside near the stove

-turn stove on to medium heat, spray the pan with cooking spray and put on stove

-all the the pan to heat up but do not let it start smoking

-in a bowl, whisk eggs

-slowly pour eggs into preheated pan

-swirl eggs to coat the bottom of the pan

-turn off the stove, yes turn it off because you will be using the residual heat from the element to complete the cooking process

-sprinkle herbs over eggs as well as salt and pepper

-using the spatula, scramble the eggs taking care to gently work the herbs into the eggs until they reach desired doneness

Note: you can also add a teaspoon of sour cream and a teaspoon of salsa to give the eggs a Tex Mex flavour

Nutritional information, which does not include the sour cream or salsa (click to view full size):