Posts Tagged With: straw poll

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INGREDIENTS­

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⅔ pound (about 2 cups) strawberries

4 chicken breasts

½ teaspoon pepper

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup balsamic vinegar (½ cup more later)

½ cup balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

½ tablespoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1 tablespoon fresh basil

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SPECIAL UTENSIL

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8″ * 12″ casserole dish.

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Serves 4.  Takes 1 hour 45 minutes.

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PREPARATION

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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove stems from strawberries. Cut each strawberry into 4 pieces. Rub pepper and salt over chicken breasts. Add chicken breasts and ½ cup balsamic vinegar to mixing bowl. Turn chicken breasts until they are completely coated. Let marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour. Add chicken to casserole dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.

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Add strawberry bits. Simmer at low heat for 4 minutes or until strawberry bits start to lose their shape. Add a chicken breast to each plate. Ladle strawberry glaze over chicken breasts. Goes well with rice or spinach.

Add strawberry bits. Simmer at low heat for 4 minutes or until strawberry bits start to lose their shape. Add a chicken breast to each plate. Dice basil. Ladle strawberry glaze over chicken breasts. Garnish with basil. Goes well with rice or spinach.

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TIDBITS

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1) At the first Iowa Caucus, the Iowa Strawberry Growers Association (ISGA) made a mad attempt to showcase their strawberries to the nation. In return the “strawberry candidates” wore strawberries on their lapels. Political analysts counted strawberries distributed to determine the ISGA’s strength. This was the first strawberry poll. Strawberry poll got shortened to straw poll to save newspaper ink. Now you know.

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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.