Served with a green salad and rice or potatoes, Chicken in Sweet Pepper Sauce makes a simple but elegant meal for two.

Chicken in Sweet Pepper Sauce
Preparation and cooking time: 30 minutes

2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 tablespoon butter

1/3 cup chicken broth

1/3 cup white wine or additional chicken broth

1/4 cup chopped sweet yellow pepper

1/4 cup diced tomato

1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro

Flatten chicken to 1/4-inch thickness. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper; add chicken and shake to coat.

In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter on both sides. Stir in the broth, wine or additional broth and yellow pepper. Bring to a boil; cook for 5 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in the tomato and cilantro.

Makes 2 servings.

Nutritional information per serving: 317 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 109 mg cholesterol, 632 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 36 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 very lean meat, 2 vegetable, 2 fat.

Recipe from: Taste of Home; www.tasteofhome.com

Italian Garden Salad

2 large tomatoes, cut into bite sized chunks

1 medium onion, cut into small chunks

2 green peppers, cut into chunks

2 cucumbers, halved and sliced

1/4 to 1/3 cup olive oil

Salt and pepper, to taste

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and serve chilled.

Note: This is an inexpensive and quick salad to make, and very refreshing. Our family looks forward to the summer when we can combine these vegetables fresh from the garden, but it can be made any time as these ingredients are available year around in the grocery store."

Donna Schilling,
Palmer