Serves: 8
Total Calories: 142

3 garlic cloves, minced
16 large, fresh basil leaves
4 chicken breasts, boned, halved
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Marinade:
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
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Tomato Basil Sauce:
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons butter
2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves

Slip 1/8 of the minced garlic and fresh basil leaves under the skin of each chicken breast. Place breasts in a nonreactive pan.

Marinade:
Combine ingredients and pour over chicken breasts. Marinate 4–6 hours or overnight.

Remove chicken breasts from Marinade. Grill over hot coals 8–10 minutes on each side. Serve with Tomato Basil Sauce.

Tomato Basil Sauce:
Sauté onion, green pepper, and garlic in butter until onion is tender. Stir in tomato sauce. Add salt and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes. Add chopped basil right before serving.


Fun Fact: The state of Iowa gets considerable attention every four years because it holds the first presidential caucuses, gatherings of voters to select delegates to the state conventions. Along with the New Hampshire primary the following week, Iowa's caucuses have become the starting points for choosing the two major-party candidates for president. The caucuses, held in January of the election year, involve people gathering in homes or public places and choosing their candidates, rather than casting secret ballots as is done in a primary election. The national and international media give Iowa (and New Hampshire) much of the attention accorded the national candidate selection process, which gives Iowa voters enormous leverage. Those who enter the caucus race often expend enormous effort to reach voters in each of Iowa's 99 counties.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 8
Total Calories: 142
Calories from Fat: 107

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