Name: Spicy Chicken and Hominy Ragoût
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 large skinless boneless chicken breast halves, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips; 1 14 1/2-ounce can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes; 1 cup drained canned golden hominy; 1 1/4 teaspoons chili powder; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Reinforce the southwestern theme with accompaniments like corn bread and a spinach salad with grapefruit segments and toasted pine nuts. For dessert, stir some cinnamon into sweetened whipped cream to dress up slices of chocolate pound cake.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

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