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I just came across this easy-to-make recipe for Chicken Breasts with Spicy Honey-Orange Glaze on ivillage.com. Now, if I was making it, I’d probably leave out the pepper flakes, green onions (when serving it to kids), parsley and possibly the orange zest (grated orange peel for those who don’t know.) I seriously doubt it would change the taste that much, and if I don’t already have these items onhand I wouldn’t want to buy them for one recipe. Note* Some pizza places give away small packages of red pepper flakes with their pizza.

You can serve the chicken with a salad, and the easy apple dessert Baked Apple Snack below, also from ivillage.com.

A sweetly spicy sauce dresses up your chicken main dish for an easy weeknight dinner. Kids love it! Serve a salad alongside for a healthy meal.

Serving: 6
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup honey
2 tbsps frozen orange juice concentrate
1 tsp grated orange zest
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 tbsp margarine
1/2 tsp vegetable oil
Garnish: green onion, chopped
Garnish: fresh parsley, chopped

DIRECTIONS:
1. In small bowl, combine honey with juice concentrate, orange zest, garlic, salt and red pepper flakes.

2. Rinse chicken with cold water and pat dry. Season lightly with salt. In large non-stick skillet, heat margarine and oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook about 4 minutes, until seared. Turn chicken; cook another 4 minutes until just cooked through.

3. Pour honey mixture over chicken and cook, turning chicken to coat as sauce begins to thicken, about 2 minutes. Serve chicken breasts with honey-orange glaze spooned over the top. Sprinkle with parsley and green onion.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Based on individual serving.
Calories: 200
Total Fat: 4 g
Carbohydrates: 14 g
Protein: 27 g

Source: National Honey Board Wen Zientek

Your home will smell like fresh apple pie while this easy dessert is baking.

Serving: 1
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 70 minutes

INGREDIENTS:
apple
brown sugar
cinnamon
raisins

DIRECTIONS:
1. Wash and core one apple per person.

2. Place apples upright in a baking dish.

3. Fill centers of apples with raisins and brown sugar.

4. Sprinkle some cinnamon on top.

5. Bake for one hour at 180 degrees.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Based on individual serving.
Calories: 167
Total Fat: 2 g
Carbohydrates: 44 g
Protein: 1 g

Source: Helene Siegel Wen Zientek