Exotic Moroccan Chicken Soup

How To Prepare
1. In a large nonstick pot, heat olive oil. Add onions and sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in ginger, garlic, paprika, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric and red pepper flakes. Cook for 1 minute.

2. Deglaze the pot with wine. Reduce until liquid is almost evaporated. Stir in beans, tomatoes, and chicken. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Season with fresh ground pepper, to taste.

4. To serve: Ladle 1â…“ cups of soup into each bowl.

Chicken Scampi

How To Prepare
Combine chicken with ground pepper, parsley, garlic, oregano, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and wine in a shallow bowl. Marinate in the refrigerator for several hours (overnight is best).
Preheat broiler. Remove chicken from marinade (save marinade) and place in a shallow pan. Broil 8 inches from heat, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink inside (about 15 minutes).
In a small saucepan, bring marinade to a boil. Pour over chicken, toss and serve. Yummy!

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Chicken Cutlets with Grape-Shallot Sauce

How To Prepare
1
Place flour in a shallow dish. Sprinkle chicken with pepper. Dredge the chicken in the flour (reserve excess flour). Heat 3 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until golden on the first side, 2 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, turn the chicken and cook until the other side is golden, 2 to 4 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.
2
Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the pan and heat over medium heat. Add shallots and cook, stirring, until just starting to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add grapes and cook, stirring occasionally, until just starting to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle with 5 teaspoons of the reserved flour; stir to coat. Add wine and broth; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits, until the sauce is reduced and thickened, about 8 minutes. Stir in parsley.
3
Return the chicken to the pan, turning to coat with sauce, and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve with the sauce.

Onion Soup

How To Prepare
Directions:

In a Dutch oven, or large pot, sauté the onions over medium heat, until the onions are soft and golden, about 20 minutes. Add flour, mixing well another 2-3 minutes. Add thyme, bay leaf, sherry, wine and brandy, and simmer uncovered for 10 more minutes.

Add the beef stock & pepper to taste, reduce heat. Cover and simmer gently for about 20 minutes. Remove bay leaf and ladle 1-1/2 cups soup into 6 bowls and serve (no cheese or bread…it doesn’t taste as good as a hot body looks and feels anyway!

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Skinny French Chicken Soup Pot-au-Feu

How To Prepare
1. In a large pan, over medium heat, add 1½ teaspoons olive oil and mushrooms. Sauté about 5 minutes, until golden. Remove mushrooms from pan and set aside.

2. Add the remaining 1½ teaspoons olive oil to pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add leeks, carrots, rutabaga, turnips and garlic and sauté 5 minutes. Stir in wine and continue to cook until liquid is reduced to ¼ cup, about 1 minute.

3. Add mushrooms, broth, chicken, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

4. Garnish with thyme springs.

Serves 6- 1 cup servings