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Lemon-Pepper Chicken Sandwiches

What you will need
Chicken breasts
Your favorite bread, toasted
Avocado
Fresh tomato
Juice of 1 lemon
Pepper
1 jalapeno
2 garlic cloves
4 cups spinach
3 green onions
red pepper flakes


Chicken
2 Chicken Breasts
1 jalapeno, seeded & minced
1 clove garlic, minced
Pepper
Juice of 1 Lemon (save 1 Tbsp for later)

Combine lemon juice, jalapeno, & garlic.  Marinate chicken breasts in mixture for 20 minutes or so.   Sprinkle each chicken breast generously with pepper, then grill.

Spinach
4 cups fresh spinach
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
3 green onions, chopped
1 Tbsp Lemon juice

Steam spinach in large pan.  After spinach has cooked down, mix in garlic, onions & red pepper flakes.  Spritz with lemon juice before serving.

Start sandwich with you favorite toasted bread.  Spread bread with avocado, top with spinach mixture, then chicken breast and finally a slice of fresh tomato.  Serve with Baked Juan Poblano Poppers and dip!

Asparagus


1 bunch asparagus cleaned with ends trimmed
1 lemon, sliced

Lightly oil pan & bake asparagus covered with lemon slices @ 400°F aprox. 20 min
Garnish with salt


Frozen Lemon Dessert


6 egg yolks (you will need the whites too - but later)
1 cup sugar + 6 tablespoons of sugar
3 lemons (rind & juice)
2 cups cream
Vanilla wafers

Cook egg yolks, 1 cup sugar and rind & juice of 3 lemons until thick and cool.

Whip 2 cups cream.  Whip 6 egg whites stiff gradually adding 6 tablespoons of sugar.  Combine with cream then fold into cooled mixture.

Line 9x13 pan with vanilla wafers.  Pour mixture over wafers and top with crumbled wafers.

Freeze!