Yay, I love Wednesdays and since it’s almost Thursday on a 3 day weekend I am even more excited. School has been ridiculously a little bit crazy and with 12 special ed kids out of 28 total students, my work load is just getting bigger and bigger. I think I figured out that may be why I am not sleeping well. I just feel like there is not nearly enough time in my day to help all of those kids with what they need in every subject area. It’s very stressful and frustrating to feel like you can’t help them enough. Even know I try my best it’s just not good enough with 12 kids in my room. In the past I’ve had between 8-10 and 12 is just over the top. I need to come up with a better plan to work with to try and make this work. Okay, I’m done complaining and I’ll get to the thing that matters most to me good part of my day, food.
Going with my resolution of trying out new recipes, I tried out a recipe from Rachael Ray’s Book of 10. It is an awesome cookbook filled with her top ten favorite recipes for different categories. It has over 300 recipes in it and the only down side is that there aren’t a lot of pictures and I like to see what I’m cooking (it’s the visual learner in me!). This chicken dish was super easy and really had a different kind of flavor than what I normally cook with. I did change it around a bit, but I basically stuck to the recipe.
Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat with canola oil. Place the flour in a shallow dish and season and chicken with salt, pepper and cayenne. Put the seasoned chicken in the flour and toss around until coated. Shake off the excess flour. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 5 to 6 minutes on each side.
Ingredients
When the chicken is finished cooking, add the chicken broth, onion, chopped garlic, thyme, salt and pepper Cook, stirring often for about 5 minutes. Add the artichokes and vinegar to the pan and bring it up to a simmer. Add the diced tomatoes and the olives. Return the liquids back to a simmer. Taste the sauce to see if you need additional salt and pepper. Enjoy!
I enjoyed this meal with a warm, whole wheat roll and “spaghetti” zucchini make with my spiralizer.
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I definitely tend to go for the picture of recipes- I think I'm more inclined to make it if there is a picture to go with it!
I work with special needs kids too and totally know what you mean. Cooking is a great way to wind down after stressful days at work! Looks like a great recipe
Pictures are a must in any cookbook, I think! You can get an idea by reading the recipe, but it's just not the same as seeing it.
This recipe sounds SO good! And I love that you served it over zucchini spaghetti, I am a huge fan of that stuff.
very nice dish…except I don't put the onions! lol in anything at all
I love this dish, one of my favorite dishes to make.
you hv all my favorite into this dish, olive, artichoke, mushroom and those spices! wonderful dish!