Thursday, December 29, 2011

What vegetable would be good to serve with Chicken Provencal?

I have the perfect Chicken Provencal recipe from Cook's Illustrated, and I usually serve with a salad and crusty bread. I'm serving a larger crowd this time and I'd like ideas for more sides. Thoughts?|||Veggie Side Order:





Tomato, Lemon, Green Olive %26amp; Onion Salad


Ingredients


4 ripe tomatoes, , cored and sliced


1 onion, very thinly sliced(I use red)


1 pinch sugar


salt


1 pinch cayenne pepper


1 lemon


12 mediterranean-type full-flavored green olives


2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil





Directions


1 Layer the sliced tomatoes with the onions, sprinkling with sugar, salt and cayenne pepper as you do.


2 Grate the lemon zest (or use a lemon zester) and scatter over the tomatoes and onions, then squeeze the juice over the top.


3 Garnish with the olives and drizzle with the olive oil.


4 Chill until ready to serve.








Non-Veggie Side Order:





Garlic Buttered Pasta


Ingredients


4 cups uncooked small shell pasta


4 cloves garlic, minced


1/2 cup butter


1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese


2 tablespoons minced parsley


1/4 teaspoon salt


1/8 teaspoon pepper





Directions


1 Cook pasta according to package directions.


2 Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute garlic in butter.


3 Remove from heat.


4 Drain pasta; add to garlic butter.


5 Stir in the parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper; toss to coat.





All delicious sides to finish off any successful chicken dish meal!|||Roasted Root Vegetables, like potatoes, sweet potatos, turnips, onion, red pepper, garlic cloves and then when done toss with olive oil, salt, pepper.

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