Southern Chicken with Peaches

I made this chicken about two weeks ago.  The recipe caught my eye because both my boys love peaches.  My husband liked it a lot but my son told me he would have enjoyed it more if I had used say peach jam instead of whole peaches.  Oh well...  I liked it.  

Southern Chicken with Peaches

Serves: 4

Cooking Time: 25 mins.

Ingredients:

¼ cup all-purpose flour

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 to 1-1/2 pounds total)

2 tablespoons butter

1 (20 ounce) package frozen sliced peaches

1-1/2 cups packed light brown sugar

2 celery stalks, finely chopped

1 small onion, chopped

½ red bell pepper, chopped

2 tablespoons lemon juice

¾ teaspoon ground red pepper

½ teaspoon salt

Instructions:

1.       Place flour in a shallow dish.  Dip chicken breast in flour, coating completely.

2.       In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat.  Add coated chicken and brown 2 to 3 minutes per side.  Transfer chicken to a platter and set aside.

3.       Add remaining ingredients to skillet and cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until peaches are thawed and sauce begins to thicken.  Return chicken to skillet and cook 8 to 10 minutes, or until no pink remains in chicken and sauce has thickened.

4.       Serve over hot cooked rice.

Enjoy!

The Creative Cook

Baked Meatballs in Tomato-Lime Sauce

I made these meatballs last week. Most people would serve them over rice or pasta but not me... I served them over couscous.  My son really enjoys couscous.  It absorbs the sauce very nicely.  The recipe came from the Bertolli website.  

Baked Meatballs in Tomato-Lime Sauce

Serves 4

Cook Time: 40 Mins.

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef

2 small onions, finely chopped

¼ cup plain dry bread crumbs

3 Tsp. chopped fresh parsley

6 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 tsp. ground cumin, divided

1 tsp. paprika

Pinch crushed red pepper flakes

1 Tbsp. Bertolli Classic Olive Oil

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh ginger (optional)

1 tsp. turmeric

3 Tbsp. lime juice

1 jar Bertoli Olive Oil & Garlic Sauce

Directions:

·         Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

·         Combine ground beef, ½ of the onion, bread crumbs, parsley, cilantro, egg, cumin, paprika, red pepper flakes and, if desired, salt and pepper; shape into 1-inch balls.  Arrange meatballs on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.  Remove from oven and set aside.

·         Heat Olive Oil in 4-quart saucepot over medium heat and cook remaining onion, stirring occasionally until tender.  Stir in garlic, ginger and turmeric.  Cook for 1 minute.  Stir in lime juice and Sauce.  Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes.  Stir in meatballs and cook an additional 10 minutes until meatballs are done.

Enjoy!

The Creative Cook