Monday, November 30, 2009

Italian Chicken & Vegetable Kabobs


RECIPE

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Yield
4 servings

Ingredients
1 3/4 cups Wish-Bone® Italian Dressing
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 cups cut-up vegetables (red bell pepper, onion, zucchini, eggplant, yellow squash and mushrooms)
6 cups mixed salad greens

Preparation
1. For marinade, combine Wish-Bone® Italian Dressing, basil, parsley and lemon juice in medium bowl; set aside.

2. Alternately thread chicken and vegetables on 4 skewers. Place kabobs in large, shallow nonaluminum baking dish or plastic bag. Pour 1 1/4 cups prepared marinade over kabobs; refrigerate remaining marinade. Cover, or close bag, and marinate in refrigerator, turning skewers occasionally, about 1 hour.

3. Remove kabobs from marinade, discarding marinade. Grill or broil kabobs, turning and basting with 1/4 cup refrigerated marinade, 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender and chicken is thoroughly cooked.

4. To serve, toss remaining refrigerated marinade with greens, then top with kabobs.

Substitution: Also great with Wish-Bone Light Italian Dressing.

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Italian Ribeye Steak


RECIPE

Marbled ribeye steaks require little embellishment to deliver satisfying flavor. Total time: 45 minutes.


Yield
4 servings (serving size: 3 ounces steak and 1 lemon wedge)

Ingredients
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 (8-ounce) ribeye steaks, trimmed and cut in half crosswise
Cooking spray
4 lemon wedges

Preparation
Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl, stirring well. Rub rosemary mixture evenly over both sides of steaks. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add steaks to pan; cook 2 1/2 minutes. Turn steaks over; cook 2 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Let steaks stand 10 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.

Nutritional Information
Calories:238 (39% from fat)
Fat:10.3g (sat 3.9g,mono 4.1g,poly 0.4g)
Protein:33g
Carbohydrate:1.4g
Fiber:0.3g
Cholesterol:103mg
Iron:2.4mg
Sodium:304mg
Calcium:24mg

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Italian Recipes Introduction


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