Grilled Chicken with Cucumber Peach Salsa

1 1/2 lb. chicken breast grilled
1/2 cucumber diced
1 peach skinned and diced
1/3 cup peach preserves
1 tablespoon fresh parsley

Mix together diced cucumber, diced peach, parsley and 2 tablespoons of preserves. Can be made ahead of time so flavors can blend. While grilling, brush remaining preserves on chicken. Spoon cucumber peach salsa over chicken and serve.

Nonna’s Pasta E Fagioli

2 cup water

4 garlic cloves minced

4 tablespoons olive oil

2 8-oz. can tomato sauce

2 16-oz. can cannellini beans

1 pound of ditalini or elbow macaroni

1 tablespoon parsley

grated cheese

Gently fry garlic in oil 

Add tomato sauce and water, and simmer 10 minutes

Add beans, stir gently, simmer

Cook pasta al dente, drain, and add to bean mixture

Add parsley, stir entire mixture gently

Simmer for a few minutes longer, and serve with grated cheese

Serves 8

Variations:

brown 1/2 lb ground turkey or beef, drain, and add to mixture before you add pasta

Substitute cannellini beans for sweet peas, lima beans, blackeyed peas