Dear Heloise: When you have extra coffee filters that don't fit your new coffee pot, don't throw them away. I like to use mine to line small bowls for snacking. -- Mary Ann K., Fishersville, Virginia
ONE-POT CHICKEN, POTATOES AND PEAS
Dear Heloise: I'm out on my own now and cooking a lot of my meals. I'm hoping you'll reprint your one-pot chicken dish for me, because as I recall, it was not only easy to make but very tasty as well. That recipe is one of my all-time favorites. -- Jacob Q., Jacksonville, Florida
Jacob, this is one of my most requested recipes and is a fan favorite:
One-Pot Chicken
1 teaspoon oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup diced potato (1/2-inch cubes)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons chopped celery
1 cup water
1 bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon thyme
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 cup canned peas
2 3-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breasts
Heat oil in a heavy, large skillet and add onions and potatoes. Cook over medium heat while stirring until they begin to brown. Add the remaining ingredients as listed except peas and chicken. Stir and bring to a boil. Place chicken in sauce, reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook for about 12 minutes. Then add peas and continue to simmer until the liquid is reduced, about 5 minutes or so. To serve, place one chicken breast on each plate and spoon the sauce over the top. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
This is a delicious but simple recipe, just like the other recipes in my pamphlet "Heloise's Main Dishes and More." With so many people working these days, no one has the time to cook the way our parents did. To get a copy of my pamphlet, just go to Heloise.com or send $3, along with a stamped, self-addressed, long envelope to: Heloise/Main Dishes, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. -- Heloise
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