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Another Monday...time for another week of new recipes to try! This week my new recipe is Toasted Almond Chicken, which I am fixing tonight for dinner! I'll let you know if it turns out to be a keeper!

Monday  -- Toasted Almond Chicken and Green Bean Casserole

Toasted Almond Chicken

6 chicken breasts

1/8 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. black pepper

3 Tablespoons butter or margarine, divided

1 1/2 cups whipping cream

2 Tablespoons orange marmalade

1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

1 package 2.25 oz) sliced almonds, toasted

*Place chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and flatten to 1/4 inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

*Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat, add half of chicken, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Remove chicken from skillet and repeat procedure with remaining chicken.

*Reduce heat to medium; add whipping cream and next 3 ingredients to skillet, stirring well. Add chicken, sprinkle with almonds and cook 8 minutes or until sauce thickens.

Tuesday -- Vegetable soup in the crockpot

Wednesday -- little pizzas that we never had last week!

Thursday -- Lasagna

Friday -- my brother is coming into town and our family will all be going out to eat with him!