I Had to Share

I am sitting here having dinner leftovers for lunch. This recipe is so delicious I had to share.

Spicy Apple-Glazed Chicken and Gorgonzola Grits
Cooking Light Magazine, December 2001
found at myrecipes.com

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup grits, 3 ounces chicken, and 1 1/2 teaspoons green onions)

Ingredients

• 4 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• Cooking spray
• 1/4 cup apple butter
• 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• Gorgonzola Cheese Grits
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and flatten to a 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Place the chicken breasts in a baking pan coated with cooking spray.

Combine the apple butter, mustard, salt, red pepper, and black pepper, brush over chicken. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Cut the chicken into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

Spoon the Gorgonzola Cheese Grits into each of 4 shallow serving bowls. Top with chicken, and sprinkle with green onions.

Totals include Gorgonzola Cheese Grits.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 371 (30% from fat)

Fat: 12.4g (sat 6.2g,mono 3.3g,poly 0.9g)

Protein: 41.8g

Carbohydrate: 21.5g

Fiber: 1g

Cholesterol: 94mg

Iron: 6.8mg

Sodium: 1209mg

Calcium: 190mg

Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2001

Since we have been eating in A LOT more recently, I have been getting creative with recipes. This one is by far one of the best new one's we have tried. I noticed the conversation at the dinner table was a lot more hushed last night. My husband was shoveling this dinner down. Finally, he admitted it is one of the best recipes I have made in awhile.

I hope you enjoy!

Easy, Sweet, Healthy Snack Recipe

I am having a sugar attack! I have been on a sugar bender since my birthday (January 8), when Alfred made tasty white cupcakes with chocolate icing and sprinkles. He made 24 cupcakes for two people...so for days we gorged ourselves on cupcakes. They were delicious! Now I cannot get enough sugar, so today I decided to take the healthy route.

I made Cinnamon Sugar Baked Apple Chips. I wanted to share this simple, sweet recipe thinking maybe someone else out there has a major sweet tooth. It's really easy (well at least the recipe is, controlling a sweet tooth...that's another blog post).

I halved the recipe (the full recipe is below)

1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp. sugar
4 Granny Smith (or any tart) apples

Preheat the oven to 250. In a bowl mix cinnamon and sugar. Next, cut apples into thin slices and toss them with the cinnamon and sugar mixture




Line your baking pan with parchment paper and place apples in a single layer on a baking pan
( I used two pans). Place apples in the oven for approximately 2 hours, or until just crisp.


Enjoy! Piece of cake or hopefully it will sooth the craving like a piece of cake.