Finally! Happy Spring!

One pan wonder

This one pan wonder is chicken with a deconstructed stuffing. You brown the chicken before baking it so it has a nice crust and then let it finish cooking on top of the stuffing. The chicken broth will soften some of the bread cubes but leave the pieces on the edges nice and crispy. 

The whole meal is done is less then an hour and you'll only have 3 pans to clean up afterwards. 

Sounds like a win-win to me!

What you'll need:

- 1 chicken, cut up in eighths

- 3 celery stalks, chopped

- 1 small onion, chopped

- 1 package mushrooms (I used baby bellas)

- Loaf of crusty bread, cubed (about 6 cups) 

- Handful of chopped flat leaf parsley

- 2 cups chicken broth

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- Salt & pepper to taste

*You will want to use a pan that has edges so the chicken broth doesn't spill off the sides. 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Dice up the onion and celery. Heat a pan over medium heat with olive oil. 

Saute celery, onion and mushrooms till soft, about 8 minutes. Make sure not to burn.

In the meantime, rinse and dry chicken. Season with salt and pepper.

In large pan (I used a dutch oven) brown each piece of chicken, about 5 minutes per side.

Take off heat and set aside.

Cube the bread in about 1-2" pieces. You should have about 6 cups. 

On a rimmed baking sheet spread out the bread cubes and celery/onion/mushroom mixture. Bake for about 10 minutes. 

After 10 minutes take out the pan, mix and pour 1 cup of broth on top.

Add the chicken on top of stuffing. Now add the second cup of chicken broth over chicken. 

Bake for about 30-35 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.

Sprinkle with parsley when chicken comes out and serve.

Green Goddess

Have you ever tried making Green Goddess dressing? If your answer is no then today is your lucky day! Green goddess is a fresh, quick and delicious dressing that can be used on salads as well as a dipping sauce for anything from fresh veggies to shrimp cocktail.

I used basil, chives and parsley but feel free to substitute in other fresh green herbs of your choice.

(You can also use low fat mayo and light sour cream to lighten this up.)

The recipe will make more then you'll need for one time use. It can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to a week. 

recipe below.

What you'll need:

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup chopped fresh basil

1 cup chopped fresh scallions

1/2 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

Juice of 2 lemons

2 garlic cloves, chopped

2 teaspoons anchovy paste

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 cup sour cream

Lettuce of your choice (I used an iceberg wedge)

Grape Tomatoes

Pancetta (optional)

Directions:

Place all ingredients except the sour cream in a blender.

Blend until smooth. Add in the sour cream and blend again.

Finely chop and cook pancetta on stovetop until well done and crispy. Place on paper towel to drain off excess oil.

Wash lettuce and cut the iceberg into 4 wedges. Slice tomatoes and scatter on plate. Pour dressing over each wedge and scatter pancetta bits.

Enjoy!