Adding Healthful Variety To Weekly Meals

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(NAPSA)—What’s for dinner? That’s a question you may be happier to answer with somerecipes designed to delight on warmer, sunnier days. The following recipes for Simply Delicious Pasta Primavera and Ranch Chicken Caesar Salad can offer healthful variety to your family’s weekday menu. These tasty meals are also fast and easy enough to whip together for a quick picnic or spur-of-the-moment entertaining. RANCH CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD 8 cups torn romainelettuce Crispy Baked Ranch Chicken (recipe follows) 1 tomato, chopped 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese % cup sliced pitted ripe olives Creamy Ranch Dressing (recipe follows) 1. Divide lettuce evenly among 4 plates. Slice Crispy Baked Ranch Chicken and arrange overlettuce. 2. Sprinkle evenly with tomato, cheese and olives. Drizzle with Creamy Ranch Dressing. Makes4 servings Prep Time: 5 minutes Crispy Baked Ranch Chicken: Preheat oven to 425F. In pie plate, combine 1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets Ranch Soup Mix with % cupplain dry bread crumbs. Brush 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves with %4 cup Hellmann’s or Best Foods mayonnaise or sour cream, then evenly coat 2 Warmerdayscall for lighter meals that are easier to prepare and offer plenty offlavor. with soup mixture. In shallow baking pan arrange chicken. Bake uncovered 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Creamy Ranch Dressing 1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets Ranch Soup Mix 1 cup Hellmann’s or Best Foods mayonnaiseor 1 cup sour cream % cup milk 1. In medium bowl, com- bine all ingredients. Chill 30 minutes Prep Time: 5 minutes Chill Time: 30 minutes SIMPLY DELICIOUS PASTA PRIMAVERA '% cup margarine or butter 1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets Vegetable Soup Mix 1% cups milk 8 ounceslinguine or spaghetti, cooked and drained % cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 1 ounce) 1. In medium saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat and stir in soup mix and milk. Bring just to a boil over high heat. 2. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered,stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Toss hot linguine with sauce and Parmesan cheese. Makes4 servings Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 12 minutes For more recipes, www.recipesecrets.com. go to