This meal is simple enough to make for dinner with the family, yet elegant enough for entertaining guests.

This recipe for Chicken Fettuccine with Vegetable Compote is simple enough to make for dinner with the family, yet elegant enough for entertaining guests.

Your Menu: Serves 4

Chicken Fettuccine with Vegetable Compote

• Mixed fresh berries
• Iced tea or lowfat milk

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Biggies

• Chocolate or vanilla ice cream

Test Kitchen Tips:

If you wish, you can fill, roll, cover and chill the chicken a day ahead of serving time.

Store leftover cookies in a covered container up to 3 days at room temperature or in the freezer up to 3 months.

Shopping List for Chicken:

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 pounds total)
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken thighs or, 6 ounces ground uncooked chicken
• 1 8-ounce carton whipping cream or 1 quart milk
• 1 dozen eggs
• 1 package fresh rosemary
• 1 14-ounce can chicken broth
• 1 14-ounce can vegetable broth or 1, 14-ounce can chicken broth
• 1 bottle dry white wine
• 1 package shallots
• 1 8-ounce bottle maple syrup
• 1 pound butter
• 8 ounces dried lemon or plain fettuccine or linguine
• 1 head garlic
• 1 red onion
• 2 red yellow and/or green sweet peppers
• 1 pint desired fresh berries (strawberries, raspberries, and/or blueberries)
• tea bags
• 1/2 gallon chocolate or vanilla ice cream

Shopping List for Cookies:

• 1 jar peanut butter
• 1 pound butter
• 1 dozen eggs
• 1 container regular rolled oats
• 1 container raisins and/or 1 bag semisweet chocolate pieces

Pantry Items:

For Chicken:

• salt
• ground black pepper
• olive oil
• red wine vinegar

For Cookies:

• shortening for greasing cookie sheets
• brown sugar
• granulated sugar
• baking powder
• baking soda
• vanilla
• all-purpose flour

Equipment Needed:

For Chicken

• measuring cups and spoons
• cutting board and knife
• kitchen scissors for snipping herbs
• juicer
• plastic wrap
• meat mallet
• small mixing bowl
• wooden spoons
• large saucepan
• small skillet
• large skillet
• tongs
• 2-quart rectangular baking dish
• instant-read thermometer
• large pot or Dutch oven
• colander
• medium skillet

For Cookies

• measuring cups and spoons
• large cookie sheets
• large mixing bowl
• electric mixer
• rubber spatula
• wooden spoon
• wide metal spatula
• wire racks

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