Ingredients
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1 cup Rice
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14 sheets Phyllo Pastry
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2 Chicken Breasts
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1 small (or 1/2 large) Onion
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2 Garlic Cloves
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10 oz Spinach(if frozen - drain well!)
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1/2cup diced Black Olives
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1/4 cup Pine Nuts
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1 cup Ricotta Cheese(low-fat)
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1 tsp Dried Oregano
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1 tsp Thyme
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1 tsp Black Pepper
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pinch Lemon Zest
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1/4 cup Butter
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Roasted Garlic and Onion Jam (optional)
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1 Garlic Bulb
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1 Tbsp Olive Oil
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1 (Vidalia) Sweet Onion
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1/2 cup Sugar
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1/2 Granny Smith Apple
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1/2 cup Champagne VinegarOr balsamic Vinegar
Directions
Steps
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1
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Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C. To make the roasted garlic and onion jam, see below. This would have to be made ahead of time. |
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2
Done
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Cook the rice as usual. |
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3
Done
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Dry roast the pine nuts for 1 minute and set aside. |
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4
Done
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Saute the chicken as usual. |
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5
Done
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Dice the onion, mince the garlic. Saute the onion and garlic as usual. If using fresh spinach, chop it up then add it to the pan with the onion and garlic once the onion has softened, and let it wilt. |
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6
Done
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If using frozen spinach, make sure to drain it well! Dice the chicken. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. |
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7
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Assemble the Phyllo TrianglesMelt the butter. Spread one sheet of phyllo on your work surface and brush with butter. Top with another sheet. Use a pizza cutter to cut the sheets lengthwise into 4 long pieces for smaller triangles, or in 2 long pieces for larger portions. For the smaller triangles, place about 1 huge Tbsp of filling near 1 corner of one of the phyllo strips and fold upwards creating a triangle. Continue with the remaining triangles. Place all the phyllo triangles on lined baking sheets, brush the tops with butter and bake for approx. 18-20 minutes. Serve alone or with roasted garlic and onion jam or a chutney - I for some reason love these with mango chutney. |
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8
Done
1 1/2 hrs
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Make the Roasted Garlic and Onion Jam from Scratch (Optional)Preheat oven to 400°F/200°. Roast the garlic and make a paste. If you don't know how - it's extremely simple: How to Roast Garlic and make garlic paste. |
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9
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Squeeze the garlic paste into a sauce pan. For the apple, peel and finely dice 1/2 of 1 apple. for the onion, finely dice it. Add all the ingredients and bring to a boild over medium-high heat stirring occasionally. Once boiling, reduce to medium and let simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. |
