Fish and Fowl Gameplan

MENU: Fish and Fowl

Day 1
Chicken in Parmesan-Chive Cream Sauce

Day 2
Penne with Chicken, Wild Mushrooms and Peas

Day 3
Beer Battered Tilapia with Red Chile Mandarin Orange Sauce
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Meal #1
Chicken in Parmesan-Chive Cream Sauce

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add 2 pounds diced boneless, skinless chicken breasts.


• Season with salt and pepper and add diced shallots, pre-minced garlic, thyme leaves or dried thyme and bay leaves.


• Add heavy cream to the pan and simmer until the chicken is cooked through.


• Meanwhile, chop sun-dried tomatoes to cooked rice.


• To the chicken add: freshly grated Parmesan and chopped chives.


• Remove the bay leaves from the chicken and fluff rice.


• Spoon all but 1 heaping cup of chicken over the rice, reserving the remaining chicken for the Penne with Chicken, Wild Mushrooms and Peas dish.


• Taste and enjoy!

Meal #2
Penne with Chicken, Wild Mushrooms and Peas

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add chopped leeks.


• Once the leeks have softened, add sliced shiitake mushrooms and cook.


• Meanwhile, chop your soaked porcini mushrooms and fresh or dried tarragon.


• Add to the skillet: chopped porcini mushrooms, chopped tarragon and the reserved chopped chicken and cook.


• In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and chicken broth.


• Add the cornstarch slurry to the skillet with your frozen peas and simmer.


• Stir in 1 pound penne pasta and cook to heat through.


• Stir in chopped parsley and season with salt and pepper.


• Place into a serving dish and enjoy!

Meal #3
Beer Batter Tilapia with Red Chile Mandarin Orange Sauce

• In a shallow dish, whisk together: beer, egg whites, baking powder. Place the all-purpose flour into a separate bowl.


• Season 4 tilapia fillets with salt and pepper and dredges into the flour and then into the beer mixture.


• Add the fish to heated oil and fry until cooked through.


• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine: lemon juice, red chili paste, chopped canned mandarin oranges, chopped cilantro and salt and pepper.


• Place the finished fish fillets onto a serving platter.


• Top with sauce and enjoy!

• Fill 2 glasses with ice.


• Add to each glass: vodka, orange juice and cranberry juice.


• Garnish each glass with orange slices or lime wedges. Enjoy!