Zesty Italian Chicken

1/2 cup Zesty Italian Dressing
1 lb. boneless chicken breasts
1/2 c. Enjoy Life Crunchy Rice with Chia cereal

1 T. sorghum flour

1 T. tapioca starch

1 T. dried basil

1 T. dried thyme

1/2 tsp. ground pepper

1/2 tsp. salt
oil
4 oz. canned or 1 c. fresh sliced mushrooms
2 T. chopped fresh basil (optional)

Marinade the chicken in the zesty italian dressing for at least 1 hour, drain.  Meanwhile, heat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a shallow pan by brushing with canola or olive oil. Blend in a blender, the cereal, sorghum flour, tapioca starch, basil, thyme, pepper and salt.  Pour this mixture into a plastic bag, such as a bread bag or gallon ziploc bag.  Add the chicken a piece at a time, close the bag and shake. Remove breaded chicken and place in the shallow pan. Repeat until all chicken is breaded and in the pan.  Bake for 30 min.

Meanwhile, saute the mushrooms with the basil in a little bit of olive oil.  Serve on top of the chicken when it is done cooking.  This good served with Wild Rice and cooked Green Beans.

Fusilli with Broccoli Pesto

A recipe I found in January 2015 edition of Women's Day magazine while papa was having his angiograph done.  We should try this one out and get a photo!

12 oz. Fusilli Pasta
12 oz. frozen broccoli florets, about 4 cups
2 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 c. fresh basil leaves
3 T. olive oil
1 T. grated lemon zest
kosher salt
Toasted pumpkin seeds, or sunflower seeds, or sesame seeds- something crunchy instead of the sliced almonds the recipe called for in Women's Day
Grated Daiya Mozzarella or cheddar, in replace of grated parmesan

Cook pasta according to package directions.  Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid, drain the pasta and return it to the pan.

Meanwhile, in a microwave safe bowl, combine the broccoli, garlic, and 1/2 cup of tap water.  Cover and cook on high, stirring once halfway through, until broccoli is tender, 5-6 min.  Transfer the vegetables including the liquid they cooked in to a food processor.  Add basil, oil, zest and 3/4 tsp. salt.  Puree until smooth.  Toss with pasta plus 1/4 cup of the pasta reserved liquid, adding more if pasta seems dry.  Sprinkle with crunchy seeds of your choice and "cheese", if desired.

To make this a main dish salad, add cooked diced chicken.