well...im kinda a amateur chef, or so I would like to think...well im gonna share my fave dish with you, and you can do likewise...kinda like a sharing circle
INGREDIENTS
6 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup red bell pepper(julienne)
1/2 cup yellow bell pepper (julienne)
1/2 cup green bell pepper (julienne)
*optional 1/2 cup orange bell pepper (julienne)
1 cup White Onion (julienne)
1/2 cup Celery sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 cup small broccoflower florets (or broccoli florets)
1/2 cup carrots sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 cup mirlitions (chayote/alligator pear) cut into 2 1/2 X 1/2 X 1/2 inch pieces---> This is an unusual ingredient, squash can also be used, talk to people in produce in your area
2 boneless skinless chick breasts halves sliced into 1 1/2 inch wide pieces
1/2 cup thinly sliced pitted dates
1 cup dry roasted peanuts
3 tablespoons cane vinegar(or a sweet vinegar)

1)Preheat oven to 400F
2)Combine seasoning mix ingredients in small bowl

*SEASONING MIX*

1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp ground dried ancho chile peppers
1 tsp ground dried guajillo chile peppers
1 tsp ground dried new mexico chile peppers
*---I use 2 1/2 tsp dried jalepeno peppers because I cant find above 3 ingredients in my area
3/4 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp white pepper

3)Place the butter in a 9 X 13 inch baking pan or casserole dish and put the pan in the oven just until the butter melts. Remove the pan from the oven and all all the veggies , chicken, dates and peanuts. Sprinkle with the seasoning mix. Stir well to distribute the seasoning over all ingredients with melted butter. Cover with a sheet of aluminum foila dn bake for 10 minutes. REmove from the over, uncover and stir again, then recover and continue cooking until chicken is cooked through, about another 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with vinegar, stir and serve hot with pasta or rice(I prefer rice)

COMMENTS
Quite a strange dish. veggies, spicy, sweet(dates) crunchy(peanuts) its a very multilayered taste. by no means is this dish hot..just warm/spicy. Tho it only takes 25 minutes to cook, it does take alot of prep time to cut all those veggies. Hope you enjoy(please, somebody try it out!)

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