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With everything else we do as mothers, we also have to provide balanced meals for ourselves and our families. So I thought that it would be cool to post recipes on Friday that are fun. By fun I mean easily prepared (so can be made in one pot) and delicious. I don't know about you but that is my kind of meal.

Chicken with Black-Eyed Peas and Yellow Rice
(Patti LaBelle's Lite Cuisine)
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
1 red onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves (minced or chopped, I use the Walmart brand that comes in a jar)
1 1/2 lbs skinless chicken tenders
1/2 t poultry seasoning
1/2 t black pepper
1/4 t red pepper flakes
1/4 t salt
3/4 cup uncooked yellow rice (I buy the kind in the bag that is already seasoned)
One 14.5 oz can reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 T chopped fresh thyme

T= tablespoon, t= teaspoon

Warm the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until soft. Add the garlic and chicken and cook until the chicken is browned on both sides.

Stir in the broth, poultry seasoning, black pepper, red pepper flakes and salt. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat.

Stir in rice. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until rice is almost tender about 10 minutes.

Stir in black-eyed peas and thyme. Cover and cook until heated through, about 10 minutes.

Makes 6 servings

Per serving 300 calories, 32 g protein, 30 g carbohydrates, 5 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 65 mg cholesterol, 3 g dietary fiber, 610 mg sodium