• 1/2 cup BBQ Sauce (Russian River Fine Foods Smokey BBQ Sauce), divided
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 4 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast, very thinly sliced crosswise
  • 5 whole wheat pita bread (Middle East Baking Company Carb Watch Whole Wheat Pita Bread)
  • 5 slices provolone cheese (Marin Cheese Company Provolone Slices)
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Preparation
  1. Preheat oven to 500°F.
  2. Place bell pepper, onion, garlic, and 2 Tbs. of the BBQ sauce in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and cook another 5 minutes, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is cooked through. Season with pepper.
  3. Place pitas on a baking sheet and top each with an equal portion of the remaining BBQ sauce, and the chicken and vegetable mixture. Top each pita with a slice of cheese. Bake until the cheese melts and turns golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
 
Spinach Salad:
  • 3 cups baby spinach, rinsed
  • 1/3 cup dried, unsweetened cranberries
  • 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup white-wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 vegetable oil
  • salt & pepper, to taste
Preparation
  1. Mix wet ingredients well.
  2. Pour dressing on spinach and top with cranberries and walnuts.

Pan-Grilled Chicken
  • 1 large chicken breast (Petaluma Poultry Rocky Organic Chicken), divided in two - lengthwise
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 1 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Tbs. olive oil
Preparation
  1. Pound chicken thin, so that the breast halves are doubled in size.
  2. Heat oil in a pan.
  3. Mix seasoning together and sprinkle on both sides of the meat.  Drizzle the balsamic on only one side of the chicken.
  4. Add chicken to pan and and cook until no longer pink the in center, approximately 4 minutes on each side.