Green Goddess Grilled Chicken Roasted Peppers Atkins Recipes

GREEN GODDESS ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a blender, purée buttermilk, basil, chives, garlic, anchovies (if using), scallion, lime zest and juice, salt and pepper until smooth.
• Put chicken halves in a bowl or large heavy-duty resealable plastic bag and cover with three-quarters of the Green Goddess marinade. (Save the rest to serve as a sauce.) Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to overnight.
• Heat oven to 500 degrees. Remove chicken from the marinade, shaking off as much liquid as possible, and lay the halves on a rimmed baking sheet. (Discard the used marinade.) Pat chicken tops dry with paper towels and drizzle with oil. Roast until cooked through, about 30 to 45 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving, with some of the reserved sauce if you like.

GREEN GODDESS PASTA

Steps:

• In a one qt saucepan over low heat melt the faux butter and add the hing. Set aside.
• In a 4-6 qt stockpot over high heat, combine the water with about 1 1/2 tbs salt. Bring the water to a boil, add macaroni, and cook according the package directions until al dente. Stir in zucchini a zucchini, broccoli and kale before noodles are done, about 1 minute.
• Drain pasta mixture, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water. Return the mixture to the pot and stir in the hing butter, pepper, and 3 tbs pine nuts, and the remaining 1/4 tbs salt. Tranfer pasta to plates or platter. Garnish with remaining pine nuts and serve.

GREEN GODDESS GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Spread about 1 tablespoon of Pesto onto each slice of bread.
• On one slice of bread, add 1 slice of cheese, sliced avocado, crumbled goat cheese, spinach, second slice of cheese, then top it with second slice of bread. Press together gently.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan over medium low heat. (If you want to use butter, add it to the oil and let it melt). Add the sandwich to the oil and cook until bread is golden brown. Press down on the sandwich lightly, then flip the sandwich over and cook until second side is golden brown.

GREEN GODDESS GRILLED CHICKEN & ROASTED PEPPERS (ATKINS)

Steps:

• Chicken.
• 1. Combine mayonnaise, oil, lemon juice, parsley, scallion, tarragon, garlic, salt, sugar substitute and pepper in a gallon-size resealable plastic bag. Add chicken, seal bag and shake to coat. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• 2. Heat a charcoal or gas grill to medium or heat a grill pan. Grill chicken, turning occasionally, until just cooked through, about 7 minutes.
• Peppers.
• 1. Over an open flame on the stove, or under a broiler, roast peppers until skins are charred on all sides. Place in a paper or plastic bag and seal bag. Let peppers steam 10 minutes. When peppers are cool enough to handle, peel, seed and cut into 1/3-inch-wide strips.
• 2. Transfer to a glass dish, drizzle with olive oil. Peppers will keep refrigerated for up to a week.