Cooking: Fresh Ideas for Welcoming Spring from Jason Taylor of Taylor'd for Taste Personal Chef Service.

This can be served as a vegetarian main dish or a side dish for grilled/roasted chicken or fish.

- Green lentils, 2 cans
- Diced tomatoes, 1 can drained (reserve liquid)
- 3 medium onions, sliced
- Cauliflower, 1 bag frozen
- ¼ Cup Soya Sauce
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1 tsp Dried Basil
- Parmesan cheese
- Olive oil
- Salt & pepper

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit

2. Roast cauliflower 20-30 minutes until browned and excess moisture has cooked off.

3. Drain lentils and add Soya sauce, bay leaves, and garlic to medium saucepan; cover with water.

4. Simmer lentil mixture 10-15 minutes; drain and mash (remove bay leaves).

5. Sauté onions in olive oil until soft and translucent.

6. Add diced tomatoes, basil, and oregano; cook until tomatoes soften and mixture thickens.

7. Transfer lentil mixture to bottom of loaf pan, add tomato mixture, then top with mashed cauliflower, add a layer of parmesan cheese.

8. Bake at 400 degrees 20-30 minutes.

Serve with hearty salad.

White Chicken Chilli

- 1 1/4 pounds chicken breast, boneless, skinless, cut into 1" cubes

- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 jalapeno, medium, minced
- 1 onion, medium, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 carrot
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 1  14 oz. can chicken broth
- 2  15 oz. can navy beans
- 1/4  cup cilantro, chopped
- 4   ounces Jack cheese, grated

1. In a large pot, sauté cubed chicken in oil, until lightly browned.

2. Add jalapeno, onion, bell pepper, carrot, and garlic. Cook approximately 3-5 minutes, until vegetables soften.

3. Stir in flour, oregano, cumin, salt and white pepper. Continue to cook 1 minute longer.

4. Stir in chicken broth. Simmer, covered 20 minutes.

5. Stir in beans and cilantro

Serving Suggestions:

Warm Flour Tortillas / Cumin Rice / Accompany with Tortilla Chips and Salsa

Jason Taylor
Executive Chef
Taylor'd for Taste Personal Chef Service
416.465.9982
www.TaylorDforTaste.com

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