Savory Chicken Saute & Mashed Cauliflower

I'm sorry it's been a million years since I posted anything. I wanted to share one of the most simple and one of my favorite dishes from the South Beach Diet recipe book. I find myself making this often because I usually have all the ingredients and it's so fast/easy to make.

4 Chicken Breasts (boneless, skinless)

2 TBSP Olive Oil 1 Yellow onion, chopped or sliced

2 cloves garlic, minced
1 TBSP fresh, chopped rosemary leaves or 1 tsp dried
1/2 - 1 1/2 cups chicken broth (be generous!)

pinch of salt and pepper

Prep time: 0 mins

cook time: 20-30 mins.

First, saute one side of chicken breasts in olive oil (4-5 minutes). Sprinkle the salt and pepper to taste onto uncooked side of chicken. Add rosemary and and continue to saute until nicely browned on both sides, which is about 4-5 minutes on each side. Add the garlic and onions to the pan. Let the onions caramelize a bit and when the bottom of the pan gets brown pour in the chicken broth and scrape up the browned bits. That will be the sauce and I like it so I use more broth. I let it simmer for 10-15 more minutes but it is not necessary especially if you use less broth.

Eat with plenty of steamed veggies and brown rice. Or, you could use the South Beach Diet's Mashed Cauliflower.

1 head of cauliflower

1 TBSP fat-free half & half *

1 TBSP I can't believe it's not Butter or light butter *

Salt and pepper to taste

This recipe takes me more prep time and I only have a small blender. Chop cauliflower, and then boil until tender. Drain well. Use a food processer or blender to mash cauliflower. I tend to like it chunky. Add half and half, butter and salt and pepper to taste.

* The recipe book says "1 ounce" for these ingredients, but I have tried to find a conversion to tsp/tbsp but can't find one so I estimate.