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July 2026 Recipes of the Month

Cooking Demonstration

Be Well Illinois hosts a variety of virtual cooking demos throughout the year. Among the most popular webinars are the live cooking demonstrations, which show you how to prepare simple, healthy and tasty meals. The live cooking demo will post on the Be Well Webinars web page.

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Broccomole

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups cooked broccoli stems (tough outer layers removed)
  • 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 tomato, diced
  • 1 scallion, sliced
  • 1 can chopped green chilies

Directions

  1. Blend broccoli stems, lemon juice, cumin and garlic powder until smooth.
  2. Add the tomato, scallions and chilies and fold in with a spatula.
  3. Chill before serving

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Grilled Chicken with Peach Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup diced peaches
  • 6 tablespoons diced red pepper
  • 6 tablespoons minced red onion
  • 6 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 24 ounces raw)
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil

Directions

  1. First start the marinade: Add orange juice, lime juice and olive oil to a medium-sized bowl and stir.
  2. Put peaches, red pepper, red onion and cilantro in a small bowl and toss to blend. Add half of this mixture to a small food processor and pulse briefly (4 seconds) to chop and blend. Add the pureed mixture to the orange-lime marinade.
  3. Add balsamic vinegar to the remaining peach mixture in the small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until the chicken is ready. This will be your peach sauce.
  4. Add the chicken breasts to the orange-lime marinade and cover well with the marinade. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, up to 8 hours.
  5. Preheat grill.
  6. Lift chicken from marinade and grill until cooked throughout. Place on serving plate to rest a few minutes.
  7. Meanwhile, preheat a small, nonstick frying pan over high heat. Brush the bottom of the hot pan with a teaspoon of olive oil. When the oil is good and hot, add the peach mixture from the refrigerator and sauté for exactly 1 minute.