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Polenta with Chicken and Black-Eyed Pea Salsa

Basic Polenta

Pam

1 cup frozen black eyed-peas

1 ¼ cups diced plum tomatoes

1 cup frozen whole kernel corn, thawed

¼ cup sliced green onions

2 tsp minced jalapeno pepper

1 tsp dried basil

½ tsp sugar

1/8 tsp pepper

3 tbls white wine vinegar

1 tsp olive oil

1 clove garlic

4- 4 oz skinned, boned chicken breasts

1 tsp ground cumin

1/8 tsp pepper

2 tbls butter

Prepare Basic Polenta, spread in Pam-sprayed 9 inch sq baking pan.  Press with Saran Wrap, chill 2 hours.  Place black-eyed peas in small sauce pan, cover, bring to boil, simmer 30 min.  Drain, rinse.  Combine peas, tomatoes and next 11 ingredients in a bowl and let stand at room temp, stirring occasionally.  Sprinkle chicken with cumin and pepper, set aside.  Cook chicken in butter until done.  Remove and keep warm.  Cut Polenta in 4” squares, and again to make 2 triangles.  Cook these in small amount of butter in skillet until lightly browned.  Remove, set aside, keep warm.  Cut chicken breasts, arrange on polenta triangles, top with salsa/bean mixture.

Submitted by Betty Barfield