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Thai Lettuce Cups

Easy and Yummy!

1 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
Salt and Pepper
1 red bell pepper cut into strips, or chopped
1/4 C. Sweet Chili Sauce (found in oriental section)
1/4 C. Honey
2 iceberg lettuce heads, cut into quarters and leaves gently removed to make cups. (one head is enough if you are making it into a salad.
1/2 C honey roasted peanuts, chopped
1 handful basil, chopped (fresh is good but not necessary)
Juice of one lime

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat with olive oil. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and cook in the pan until golden brown on all sides. Add in the red pepper and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add in the chili sauce and honey and simmer to reduce it and coat the chicken. To serve, lay the lettuce leaves on a platter. Scoop some chicken mixture onto each leaf. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts, lime juice and basil. Or you can chop up the lettuce and serve it over a bed of lettuce to make a salad.

I double this recipe for my family and it filled us up without any side dishes.

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Spinach and Artichoke Dip

I just started buying those Bountiful Baskets. It's fun because I get all sorts of different fruits and veggies that we don't normally have and we have to try to figure out how to use them. Well, in our last basket, we got artichokes so we decided to try spinach and artichoke dip. This was so good. Even the kids loved it.

1 brick cream cheese
1/4 c. sour cream
1/2 c. fresh grated parmesan cheese (you can do half romano if you want)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. basil
garlic salt
salt and pepper
artichoke hearts-however many you like (I chopped them up really small)
spinach - however much you like

Mix everything together, spread in small greased baking dish and top with mozzarella cheese. I also mixed some mozzarella in the dip because the cheesier the better. Bake 350 for 25 minutes. I was surprised how much the kids loved this.