Instructions: Place chicken between 2 pieces of wax paper or foil. Flatten with a meat mallet or the bottom of a heavy skillet to about 1/2 inch thick. In a small bowl, mix flour, crushed red pepper, and salt and pepper to taste. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Dip chicken breasts in the flour mixture, coating all sides. Saute chicken 3 minutes on each side.

While chicken cooks, mix honey and mustard together. Remove chicken to two dinner plates and spread mustard sauce on top.

Makes 2 servings.

Hot and sweet: Sauce sauteed chicken with honey, red pepper

Hot pepper and honey make this a sweet and spicy chicken dinner. To speed cooking time, I flatten the chicken to about 1/2 inch thick.

Sweet potatoes cooked in a microwave oven with fresh red peppers makes an unusual and surprisingly quick side dish. The potatoes cook in a bowl covered with plastic wrap. Be careful when removing the cover; the steam that escapes is very hot.

This entire meal can be made in less than 20 minutes. It contains 570

Fred Taskers wine suggestion: Sweet and spicy chicken would go nicely with a sweet and spicy gewurztraminer.

HELPFUL HINTS

o Crushed red pepper, also called hot pepper flakes, can be found in the spice section of the supermarket.

o Green or yellow bell peppers or canned pimentos can be used with the sweet potatoes. COUNTDOWN

o Prepare chicken and place in oven.

o Make potatoes and red peppers.

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