After a good dinner...

This is a very simple, but tasty meal which, of course, reheats well. As the In-Laws are In-Town, I decided to make something that I know to be delectable while not causing me to be over the stove for an hour or more.

This meal, as long as the chicken in is defrosted, takes about 30 minutes. A perfect amount of time to be cooking when you want to be hanging out with your guest. Plus it is pretty delicious and is a usual recipe for my pseudo family, the Henderson's.

Stuffed Marmalade Chicken Breast with Peas and Quinoa
For the Boobies:
4 chicken breasts
1 container soft flavored soft cheese
1 jar of marmalade
For the Quinoa:
2 cups of quinoa
3 Cup of water
1 cup chicken stock
1 clove smashed garlic
1/2 teaspoon of salt
For the Peas:
1 tablespoon of butter
1/2 of an onion, very finely sliced (or a couple bunches of scallions)
1 package of frozen peas
1/4-1/2 cup of white wine
fresh ground pepper

Method:
For the Boobies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make a deep incision (but not all the way through) in each chicken breast and stuff with the soft cheese. I use the "garlic and herbs" flavor Boursin normally. Then place in a baking dish lined with tin foil (I don't have to scrub it as hard) and cover each breast with marmalade. Put into the oven and cook for 20-30 minutes.
For the Quinoa:
Bring water/stock to a boil, lower to med low heat, then add salt, garlic and quinoa. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Check the quinoa by giving it a little stir to see how much water/stock is left. Use your best judgement and cook the quinoa till all the water/stock is absorbed.
<Don't forget to rinse the quinoa before cooking, it takes away the bitterness you can get with quinoa>
For the Peas:
Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in a pan and saute the onion. Stir in frozen peas and then deglaze with white wine, using just enough so that the peas are steamed through. turn off the heat, and add the other 1/2 tablespoon of butter and add freshly ground pepper.

We got a different style of Maramalade this time which was less sweet than the normal Kroger brand I buy. I was nervous that it would effect the flavor drastically. It was certainly not what the dish normally tasted like, but it certainly didn't make it an unpleasant meal by any stretch. Just different.

Also, instead of the peas, we ended up getting a pretty much AWESOME couple of Asparagus bunches at the Burbank Farmer's Market. I prepared them the way I normally do for Eggs Benedict (A bit of olive oil, crushed almonds, and asparagus in a pan with a lid and shake it over medium heat time bright green.) and it was a perfect meal.

The In Laws liked it, Husband liked it, and I liked it, despite the differences to how I normally make it. So winner-winner-chicken-(stuffed with cheese and topped with jelly)-dinner!



**Today's title is is from a play entitled A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde. Definately one of his lesser pieces, it has similar themes (and lines even) to his better known pieces Lady Windermere's Fan and The Importance of Being Ernest:: After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.**