Sunday, February 05, 2006

Valentine's Dinner in 1 hour

I had a request for a simple valentine’s dinner idea, so here’s an easy one.

Appetizer:
Melon with procuitto ham
Main Course: Herbed Chicken Breast, baked potato, broccoli with carrots with garlic Dessert: Chocolate covered Strawberries

You will need:
12 Strawberries
1 C each broccoli, carrots
1/2 cantalope
2 baking potatoes. Fist size
4 slices procuitto ham (at deli)
2chicken breasts
Creamy herbed cheese spread
Garlic, olive oil
Chocolate chips
Your favorite bubbly stuff to drink

1 hour game plan:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Wash and dry 12 strawberries, set aside. Wash 2 potatoes no bigger than a woman’s fist.

Place Potatoes on a small tray-and in the oven. Set timer to 30 minutes

Now for the chicken: Take 2 chicken breasts, preferably without bones and with skin. Loosen the skin and spread a coupled of table Spoons herbed creamy cheese spread undo the skin. If you use skinless breasts spread on top of breasts. Place in shallow pan, sprayed with nonstick spray. When timer goes off place in oven. Reset timer for 30 minutes.

On to the veggies: Chop broccoli and carrots(or use whole baby carrots). Toss with it olive oil and minced garlic to taste. Place in small casserole. Put in oven with all the rest.

Now on to dessert: Put 1/3 C of chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish. Nuke for 30 seconds, Stir. Nuke for another 30 seconds and Stir again, it should be smooth r ready to so. If not heat, for another 30 seconds. Make sure the berries-re dry. Dip them and set on waxed paper to setup.

Finally: cut 4 slices of cantaloupe, removing the rind. Wrap each melon slice with a slice of proccuitto ham. Arrange on 2 small plates.

About Now the timer should be going off. Pull everything out of the oven. While it cools. Set out the berries on a pretty plate. Pour your bubbly stuff and dinner is ready to serve.

2 comments:

samurai said...

Thank you very, very much! :)

grace said...

I hope it helps. Let me know if you try this out.