You Want Me to Cook?: salad

Sunday, June 17, 2012

What I Made: June 15, 2012

Friday was one of those days that as I was running errands, I wanted to stop at every fast food place I could find. I'm trying to recollect every place I squealed at when I passed, but here's a tentative list:

Columbia Gyros
Potbelly's
Starbucks (which I did stop at and get a iced latte)
Cold Stone Creamery
Culvers
Five Guys
La Caretta (Mexican deliciousness)
Subway
Potbelly's
Arby's
The Bread Basket (some of the best homemade bread in the area)

Somehow, I managed to get home without over-indulging in anything other than a soy latte (with whip), but then my lunch seemed lacking. I had planned a salad from the April 2012 issue of Food Network.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Chicken Milanese with Spring Greens & Parmesan-Browned Butter Orzo

Recipe modified by Gretchen Wilson – June 15, 2010

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Recipe for the menu originally published in Cooking Light, May 2010:

Chicken Milanese with Spring Greens

Parmesan-Browned Butter Orzo

This is a total meal. Other than possibly needing some crusty bread, you’re set with the evening’s dinner. Of course, as much as I love Cooking Light creating a complete meal, they also chose to not publish all of the recipes together… or put both recipes in the step-by-step formatting… or even LINK to the Orzo dish from the Chicken Milanese. THAT, lovely readers, is very annoying. I had to search high-and-low for both since I forgot to print them out after I made it.

As is usual for me, I began to panic over attempting another breaded chicken dish. I struggle with breading and frying – ALWAYS cooking the breading unevenly and USUALLY burning at least one of the pieces of chicken. This was also my first attempt at cooking orzo, but that shows you how easy this recipe was… no problems with perfectly cooked chicken, a great salad and delicious orzo.

My finished product:

Picture published with recipe:

Pretty close! Of course, I used a different salad blend (see below) and my orzo looks a little creamier than Cooking Light. I even think, and of course I’m biased here, that my chicken looks more evenly browned than theirs. Succeess!!!