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Title: Peruvian Potato and Chicken Platter
Categories: Main dish, Poultry
Yield: 4 Servings

----------------------------POTATOES AND CHICKEN----------------------------
2 cn Reduced-sodium chicken broth
-- (14 1/2 ounces each)
1 1/3 lb (4 medium) potatoes
-- cut into 1-inch chunks
2 Lemons; halved
2 Jalapen~o peppers
-- (fresh or canned),
-- quartered lengthwise
2 ts Ground cumin
1 lb Chicken breasts
-- (boneless and skinless)
1 c Cilantro sprigs

-------------------------------ACCOMPANIMENTS-------------------------------
2 Hard-cooked eggs; quartered
1 Red bell pepper
-- cut into thin strips
3/4 c Pimiento-stuffed olives
-- (green)
4 Whole green onions
1 c Chunky tomato salsa
-- (prepared)

To prepare potatoes and chicken, in 3-quart saucepan combine broth,
potatoes, lemons, jalapen~o peppers and cumin. Bring to boil, reduce heat,
cover and cook 5 minutes. Add chicken; cover and cook about 15 minutes
longer until potatoes are tender and juices run clear when chicken is
pierced. Remove from heat; add cilantro to saucepan. Let potatoes and
chicken cool in broth. Drain potatoes and chicken, reserving 3/4 cup broth.
Remove cilantro, jalapen~os and lemons. To assemble, mound potatoes in
center of large platter. Shred chicken and arrange on platter with
remaining ingredients except reserved broth and salsa. Serve reserved broth
in sauceboat. Serve salsa in bowl on the side.

Menu: Tossed Green Salad, Banana Cake

Nutritional Information Per Serving: 320 calories; 9 g fat; 160 mg
cholesterol; 1360 mg sodium; 38 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber; 26 g protein.

Source: The Potato Board

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini