This Chili Chicken is full of hot, spicy Southwestern flavors, and is delicious served over a bed of lettuce with Green Onion Dressing. The side dish is made with barley. It is a versatile cereal grain with a rich, nutlike flavor and an appealing chewy, pasta-like consistency.
Helpful Hints:
_ Look for pearl barley.
_ Diced fresh onions can be found in the produce section of the supermarket.
_ Minced garlic can be found in jars in the produce or condiment sections of the supermarket.
Countdown:
_ Preheat broiler.
_ Marinate chicken.
_ While chicken marinates start barley.
_ Make chicken dish.
_ Finish barley dish.
Shopping List:
2 6-ounce boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1 bottle chili powder, 1 bottle ground cumin, 1 package pearl barley, 1 package frozen corn kernels, 1 bottle tomato salsa(ASTERISK), 1 large container fresh diced onion, 1 bag washed, ready-to-eat Romaine lettuce, 1 medium tomato, 1 small bunch scallions
Staples: minced garlic, reduced-fat oil and vinegar dressing(ASTERISK), salt, black peppercorns
