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I have always felt that dinner meals should be simple with just basic ingredients that have minimal fat and full of things that you love. Sometimes things in our lives can be complicated, hectic and feel overwhelming. I think I used enough verbs in this sentence to stress me out. On that thought, I created this recipe from reading one of Rachel Ray’s meals on the internet, and saw the recipe blooming to another one of my cooking concept as I analyzed the recipe to death. I decided to tweak the recipe to make it my own. Balsamic Vinegar is one of the most wonderful things that you can add to a dish and it changes the flavor to appealing when cooked. It is also asparagus season here in Michigan so I try and take advantage of using this vegetable as much as I can because it is absolutely delicious, helps regulate my blood sugars, and is one of the vegetables that helps clean all the bad toxins out of your body. I wish that asparagus grows all year around and life would be just so good.
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Balsamic Vinegar Chicken, created on 05/02/10
1 pound of fresh asparagus
1 medium onion
1 pint of baby Bella mushrooms
2 cloves of garlic, minced
6 tablespoons of olive oil
1 lb bag of Penne Brown Rice Pasta
4 to 5 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
6 ounces of chicken tenderloin cut into 1” cubes
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cut the chicken tenderloins in 1 to 1-1/2” cubes. Put into a glass bowl and pour in the balsamic vinegar and toss the chicken well. Let the chicken marinate for about half an hour to an hour.
Prepare the brown rice pasta according to the package directions, drain and set aside in a colander. In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil on medium high heat, and then add the chicken with the marinade and cook until done. Take out of the skillet and put in a bowl and set aside.
Cut the onion in half and then again into half moon slices. Clean and cut up the asparagus into 1 to 1-1/2 inch pieces. Heat the rest of the olive oil in the pan over medium high heat and cook the onions for about 15 minutes until a deep brown and caramelized. Add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes more and add the asparagus. Add the cooked chicken with any juices with the vegetables and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes. I tasted the dish and thought it needed a couple more tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. Once that was added the dish improved to a WOW! Season the dish with salt and pepper, if needed.
Put the pasta in a pretty polka dotted bowl – that always looks cheerful and top with the chicken mixture. My roommate sprinkled her favorite Parmesan Cheese over the dish and sighed. But I thought it was fine by itself. Let me know what your thoughts are. Serve immediately, serves about 3 to 4 if you are lucky. Enjoy!
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Filed under: Simply Healthy Recipes | Tagged: Asparagus, Baby Bella Mushrooms, Brown Rice Pasta, Chicken, Pasta |
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Sounds really delicious.
Thank You!
I looked up whether I could use balsamic vinegar in stir fry and came to this recipe even though I was wondering if I could add it to my beef stir fry. Still don’t know the answer to that but thank you so much for this recipe!
-Stephen C. A. II