3 slow chicken chive sauce Recipes

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces, alfredo sauce (book recommends classico), diced tomatoes, undrained (with green pepper celery and onion), reduced-sodium chicken broth (recommend leaving out, makes too sauce runny) (optional), red bell pepper , cut into strips, dry bow tie pasta, fresh chives, chopped (optional)

boned , fat-trimmed beef short ribs or chuck, orange (2 1/2 in. wide), rinsed, onion (about 8 oz.), peeled and finely chopped, fat-skimmed beef or chicken broth, dry red wine, port or cream sherry, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, dried thyme or 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves, very thin slices (quarter size) peeled fresh ginger, chinese five spice, mushrooms (1- to 1 1/2-in.-wide caps ), butter or olive oil, cornstarch, salt and pepper, chopped fresh chives or green onions