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Quickest Way to a Man's Heart
...
... is through his
stomach? Fact or fiction, the reality is we gotta
eat, and in the 90s, not all of us can afford
eating out all the time ... and not all of us will
be fortunate to find a Brian (from Sanctuary) ...
With that in mind, Carolyn has submitted a dinner
that makes me want to fire up the grill ... and I
don't even have a grill! LOL
Here's actually a whole
dinner menu - I use it for company in the summer -
very quick, very easy, and very low-fat. Tastes
delicious too!
DINNER
ON THE DECK
submitted
by
Carolyn (aka
CarolynSB)
Sesame-Ginger Chicken,
Grilled Vegetable Kabobs w/ Rice, Toasted French
Bread Points, and Grilled Peaches w/Raspberry Puree
- serves 4 (568 calories per serving).
Prepare Raspberry Puree
first and allow to chill as dinner is being
prepared. Assemble vegetable kabobs and start
cooking the rice. While kabobs grill, prepare and
grill chicken and peaches. Place half inch slices
of French bread on the grill, allowing one slice
per person, and toast until golden.
SESAME GINGER
CHICKEN
1 tablespoon sesame seeds,
toasted
2 teaspoons grated
ginger
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons
(reduced-sodium) soy sauce
4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned
chicken breast halves
Vegetable cooking
spray
Thin green onion strips
(optional)
Combine first 4
ingredients in a small bowl; stir well, and set
aside. Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty
plastic wrap, and flatten to 1/4" thickness, using
a meat mallet or rolling pin. Coat grill rack with
cooking spray; place on grill over medium-hot
coals. Place chicken on rack, and cook 4 minutes on
each side, basting frequently with soy sauce
mixture. Transfer chicken to a serving platter;
garnish with green onion, if desired. Yield: 4
servings (about 201 calories per serving).
GRILLED VEGETABLE KABOBS
WITH RICE
1/2 cup
commercial oil-free Italian dressing
1 tablespoon minced fresh
parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon dried whole
basil
2 medium-size yellow
squash, cut into 1" slices
8 small boiling
onions
8 cherry tomatoes
8 medium-size fresh
mushrooms
Vegetable cooking
spray
2 cups hot cooked
long-grain rice (cooked without salt or fat)
Combine dressing, parsley,
and basil in a small bowl; cover and chill.
Alternate squash, onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms
on 8 skewers. Coat grill rack with cooking spray;
place on grill over medium coals. Place kabobs on
rack, and cook 15 minutes or until vegetables are
tender, turning and basting frequently with
dressing mixture. To serve, place 1/2 cup of rice
on each plate, and top with 2 vegetable kabobs.
Yield: 4 servings (about 161 calories per
serving)
GRILLED PEACHES WITH
RASPBERRY PUREE
1/2 (10-ounce)
package frozen raspberries in light syrup, slightly
thawed
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon
juice
2 medium peaches, peeled,
halved, and pitted
1 1/2 tablespoons brown
sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons rum
flavoring
1 1/2 teaspoons
margarine
Combine raspberries and
lemon juice in container of an electric blender or
food processor; top with cover, and process until
smooth. Strain raspberry puree; discard seeds.
Cover and chill. Cut 1 (18 x 18 inch) sheet of
heavy duty aluminum foil. Place peach halves, cut
side up, on foil. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon;
spoon evenly into center of each peach half.
Sprinkle with rum flavoring, and dot with
margarine. Fold foil over peaches, and loosely
seal. Place grill rack over medium coals; place
peach bundle on rack, and cook 15 minutes or until
peaches are thoroughly heated. To serve, spoon 2
tablespoons raspberry puree over each grilled peach
half. Yield: 4 servings (about 90 calories per
serving).
This makes a great dinner
as the recipe states or make your own
substitutions. I've done both with equal success.
Do be warned not to spray the grill rack with the
vegetable spray unless it is NOT in the grill. (My
husband wasn't paying attention one night and
nearly blew up himself and the gas grill!!) I think
it also works best to use those tiny pearl onions
on the vegetable kabobs. Regular, larger onions
(even Vidalias) are too strong (IMHO). Green pepper
chunks are a nice addition of color as well.....
hope you enjoy!
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