The American Journal of Epidemiology has reported on a study that has compared the western-style diet with a ‘healthy/Mediterranean’ diet as related to breast cancer. See Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk and Dietary Patterns in the E3N-EPIC Prospective Cohort Study.

What the authors suggested is, “Adherence to a diet comprising mostly fruits, vegetables, fish, and olive/sunflower oil, along with avoidance of Western-type foods, may contribute to a substantial reduction in postmenopausal breast cancer risk. “ This recipe is an example of Mediterranean-style main dish.

***Hint: I keep cooked brown rice in the refrigerator for the short term (about a week) and in the freezer for a few months (usually it’s used before long). It’s handy, because it’s ready to put into the microwave – no hour wait time. Same concept with the wheat berries. This recipe would be good over wheat berries.

*****I love ‘One Cooking’ – ‘Two or more Meals’! The really nice thing about this is that the two meals are fairly different; lunch tomorrow can be Fajita Sandwiches.

Pan Roasted Vegetables with Chicken

By Joyce Bunderson Published: August 3, 2010

The American Journal of Epidemiology has reported on a study that has compared the western-style diet with a …

Ingredients

• 10 ouces Chicken breast
• 2 cups onions sliced
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large Portobello mushroom sliced
• 1 large green pepper sliced
• 2 large red pepper sliced
• 1 clove garlic minced (optional) Note: The vegetables are so flavorful, you may find that you don’t need the garlic or salt – I forgot to put them in – still fabulous flavors.
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)

Instructions

1. Slice onion and mushroom and cut chicken into large bite-sized chunks.
   
2. Start the onion and mushrooms to cook in the oil, while you finish slicing the other ingredients.
   
3. Add the chicken meat and brown until done.
   
4. Add the red peppers last (they only take a couple of minutes.)
   
5. I served the vegetables and chicken over steamed brown rice, topped with cubed avocado.
   

• Cuisine: Mediterrarean
• Course: Side Dish