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Delish Dish: Warm Lemon Pepper Chicken Salad

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Today’s Delish Dish comes to us from Cindy Vallone of Pampered Chef. Says Cindy,”Here’s one of my new favorite recipes – my two boys (ages 3 and 6) and husband all loved it.  Hooray.  This recipe can be found in our Pampered Chef (brand NEW!) Spring / Summer catalog.” Enjoy!

Serves 6

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Delish Dish: Fresh Pineapple Salsa

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Pineapple Near and FarCindy from the Pampered Chef sent Breezy Mama her recipe for: Fresh Pineapple Salsa (from Pampered Chef Season’s Best 2009). She writes, “This would be a nice appetizer / salsa for white fish or even chicken.”

Ingredients:

2 plum tomatoes
1/2 small red onion
1 cucumber
1/2 cup cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper
1 pineapple
1 lime
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Hull and remove seeds from tomatoes. Dice tomatoes, onion and cucumber.
Chop cilantro. Combine the above ingredients in large bowl. Cut jalapeno
in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Finely chop jalapeno and add to bowl.

2. Slice pineapple (Pampered Chef has a pineapple wedger that makes this a
‘breeze’!!!) Dice half pineapple. Juice lime (2 tbsp) and add salt to mix.
Mix thoroughly until combined. Serve with tortilla chips or as a topping of
fish or chicken.  Delicious!

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Delish Dish: Italian Chicken Pasta Toss

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Cindy from the Pampered Chef sent Breezy Mama her recipe for:

Italian Chicken Pasta Toss

Ingredients:

6 oz uncooked bow tie pasta (about 2 1/2 cups)
2 plum tomatoes
1 small onion
1 medium zucchini
1 small red or yellow bell pepper
8 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 tsp Italian seasoning mix
1 tsp salt
Grated fresh parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and keep warm.
2. Dice tomatoes, chop onion, and slice zucchini into 1/2 inch thick pieces.
Cut bell pepper into thin strips and cut chicken crosswise into 1/2 inch
strips.
3. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat 1-3 minutes or until
shimmering. Press garlic into skillet using garlic press. Add chicken.
Cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Add onion,
zucchini, bell pepper, peas, seasoning mix and salt; cook 2 minutes. Add
tomatoes and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring gently until heated through. Remove
skillet from heat and stir in pasta. Serve with parmesan cheese, if
desired.