Got extra coffee filters? Use them to line bowls

Dear Heloise: When you have extra coffee filters that don’t fit your new coffee pot, don’t throw them away. I like to use mine to line small bowls for snacking. No wash- ing afterward; I just toss the liner away. — Mary Ann K., Fishersville, Virginia

One-pot chicken, potatoes and peas

Dear Heloise: I’m out on my own now and cooking a lot of my meals. I’m hoping you’ll reprint your one-pot chicken dish for me, because as I recall, it was not only easy to make but very tasty as well. I’m learning to cook a number of things, but that recipe is one of my all-time favorites. —— Jacob Q., Jack- sonville, Florida

Jacob, this is one of my most requested recipes and is a fan favorite:

One-Pot Chicken

1 teaspoon oil

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup diced potato (½-inch

cubes)

1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon chopped fresh

parsley

2 tablespoons chopped

celery

1 cup water

1 bay leaf

⅛ teaspoon thyme

Freshly ground black

pepper to taste

1 cup canned peas 2 3-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breasts

Heat oil in a heavy, large skillet and add onions and potatoes. Cook over medium heat while stirring until they begin to brown. Add the remaining ingredients as listed except peas and chicken. Stir and bring to a boil. Place chicken in sauce, reduce heat to simmer.

Cover and cook for about 12 minutes. Then add peas and continue to simmer until the liquid is reduced, about 5 minutes or so. To serve, place one chicken breast on each plate and spoon the sauce over the top. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

This is a delicious but simple recipe, just like the other recipes in my pamphlet “Heloise’s Main Dishes and More.” With so many peo- ple working these days, no one has the time to cook the way our parents did. To get a copy of my pamphlet, just go to www.Heloise.com or send $3, along with a stamped, self-addressed, long enve- lope to: Heloise/Main Dishes, P.O. Box 795001, San Anto- nio, TX 78279-5001. When- ever you need a fast, eco- nomical and easy recipe, you’ll have this pamphlet at your fingertips.