new recipe

The other day I got a new workout video--Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred.  Then I looked at her web-site and found a lot of good information, including a meal plan complete with recipes and it will even make my grocery list!  I enjoy baking, but I really don't like to cook, so trying something like this is way out of my comfort zone.  I hate to chop onions!  I've often said, "I have to really love you to chop onions!"  I'm approaching it kind of like the movie Julia and Julia, one recipe at a time.  This was my first attmempt.  SweetHeart came up as I was chopping onions and said, "I feel so loved!"  Oh, and it smelled wonderful while it cooked!  It was healthy, fast, easy (no wierd ingredients), tender, delilcious--my kids even liked it. We, moms, are always looking for those kind of recipes, so I'm passing this one along.  Enjoy!

Chicken With Oranges and Almonds


Ingredients
4 chicken, broiler-fryer, breasts, without skin
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper, black
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/8 teaspoon cloves, ground
2 tablespoon oil, salad
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 cup(s) onion(s), chopped
1 cup(s) orange juice
1/4 cup(s) nuts, almonds, slivers
1/4 cup(s) raisins
2 orange(s), pared and thinly sliced

Preparation
Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, cinnamon and cloves. Heat oil in large skillet; place chicken in oil skin down and brown a golden color. Turn over in pan. Put garlic, onion, orange juice and 1 cup of water over chicken; cover and cook at a simmer for 35 minutes.

Spread out almonds in shallow pan and place in 350°F oven for 5-10 minutes or until fragrant but just barely toasted. Add almonds, raisins and sliced oranges to chicken. Cover and cook 5 minutes.

(I'm not exactly sure what a "boiler fryer" is--I don't like dealing with raw meat either--I just used the skinless chicken breasts ready to go from the package.)  :)