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1. Chicken with Sweet Peppers and Balsamic Vinegar

2. Skillet Chicken and Chive Dumplings

3. Tunisian Eggplant and Chickpea Ragout

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Bon Appetit’s Brooke Dojny and Melanie Barnard share their extensive culinary experience with this indispensable kitchen helpmate to create a collection of entrees so delicious it’s hard to believe they only need one pan and 30 minutes or less to get them to the table. Serving up a meal of Garlic Shrimp Marbella can be just that easy. Same goes for Corned Beef Hash the old-fashioned way. From down-home favorites like Beer-Battered Fish ’n’ Chips to more exotic fare like Curried Couscous with Chickpeas and Dried Fruits, now dinner can be ready in, well—a flash in the pan!

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A Flash in the Pan: Fast, Fabulous Recipes in a Single Skillet

Authors: Brooke Dojny, Melanie Barnard, Maren Caruso (Photographer))

Date: April 2003

ISBN: 0811835782

Publisher: Chronicle Books

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If the number of times a dish is made is the measure of how much we like it, then this is our favorite. Everyone in both of our families loves it; this was the first recipe each of the children wanted when leaving home, skillet in hand. With a side of plain pasta, a hunk of good bread, and a simple green salad, it is the perfect midweek supper. Make a pasta with thin strands, such as cappellini, and swirl it into nests; add a cruet of good olive oil for the bread; sprinkle some Gorgonzola on the salad; and it becomes a dinner fit for a Saturday night with friends. What makes this simple dish so wonderful is the rainbow of sweet pepper colors, an abundance of fresh herbs, and a splash of "top shelf” balsamic vinegar - the pricey stuff that costs at least ten dollars per bottle and is worth every penny. A real timesaving tip-buy the array of colorful peppers already sliced at the supermarket salad bar.

Makes 4 servings

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

• Salt and freshly ground pepper

• 4 tablespoons olive oil

• 4 cups thinly sliced mixed red, yellow, orange and/or green bell peppers

• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced

• 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

• 3 tablespoons high-quality balsamic vinegar

1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Saute the chicken over medium-high heat, turning once, until gold on both sides, about 8 minutes total. Transfer the Chicken to a plate.




2. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the skillet and reduce the heat to medium. Cook the bell peppers and onion, stirring often, until just softened, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute, Stir in about half of the basil and the vinegar. Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Stir in the remaining basil and season with salt and pepper.

More From This Book:

1. Chicken with Sweet Peppers and Balsamic Vinegar

2. Skillet Chicken and Chive Dumplings

3. Tunisian Eggplant and Chickpea Ragout

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