Succulent Chicken Asparagus Salad (warm Or Cold)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 frozen boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 lbs fresh asparagus
• dried thyme
• salt
• pepper, freshly ground
• olive oil, extra virgin
• balsamic vinegar, the good stuff
• fresh parsley, finely chopped
• fresh thyme, finely chopped
• 1 small jalapeno pepper, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 roast the frozen chicken on a rack in a 400f degree oven,'til cooked through and slightly browned on top, about 1 hour.
• 2 while still hot, slice in half inch strips.
• 3 arrange strips on a serving platter.
• 4 while the chicken is roasting, snap off the tough ends of asparagus and place the asparagus in a steamer.
• 5 sprinkle with dried thyme, salt and freshly ground pepper.
• 6 steam asparagus 5 minutes,'til tender crisp.
• 7 arrange the asparagus spears on the platter intermingled with the chicken.
• 8 drizzle platter with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
• 9 sprinkle with chopped parsley, thyme, jalepino, salt and freshly ground pepper.
• 10 serve immediately, warm or serve cold, refrigerate, lightly covered with plastic film for up to 3 hours.
• 11 cooking the chicken from frozen keeps it very succulent and tender.