Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Chicken Sautee with Creamy Mushroom and Leek Sauce
Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, (1-1 1/4 pounds)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, or canola oil
1/2 pound cremini, or baby bella mushrooms, wiped clean and thinly sliced (2 1/2 cups)
1 small leek, trimmed, washed (see Tip) and thinly sliced (3/4 cup)
1/2 cup dry white wine, or vermouth
3/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream
3/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Directions:
1.Trim visible fat from chicken breasts. Remove the tenders (the long thin flaps); reserve for another use (see Tip). Place trimmed chicken breasts between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Pound with a rolling pin, meat mallet or heavy skillet until flattened to an even thickness, about 1/2 inch. Combine flour, salt and pepper in a shallow glass dish. Dredge chicken in seasoned flour, shaking off excess. (Discard any leftover flour.)
2.Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until well browned and no longer pink in the center, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate, cover and keep warm.
3.Add mushrooms and leek to the pan; cook over medium heat, stirring often, until most of the moisture has evaporated and the mushrooms are beginning to brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Add wine (or vermouth) and deglaze, scraping up any browned bits, for about 1 minute. Mix broth and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add to the pan and cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in sour cream and mustard; cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over the chicken and sprinkle with parsley.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Carlic Chicken with Honey Butternut Squash
Ok so the picture above isn't exactly what this meal looks like, but it's the closest I could find! This recipe was VERY tasty! The little boy next door ate dinner with us and he loved it. Then his mom came over and nibbled on it and she loved it too! I ended up making some more cous cous and gave her all the leftovers to take to the rest of her family for dinner!
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts cut into 2 inch cubes
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup dry white wine
15-20 cloves garlic
1 butternut squash, cut into 2 inch cubes, peeled
various spices to coat chicken (I used oregano, rosemary, thyme, garlic powder and onion powder)
1 package cous cous (any flavor - we prefer wild mushroom and herb)
1 tablespoon honey
Directions:
1. Mix cut up butternut squash with 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper and 1 tablespoon honey
2. Add the cut up pieces of butternut squash to the bottom of a crockpot. Add can of cream of chicken soup, white wine and cloves of garlic.
3. Mix spices with a splash of EVOO. Rub this mixture into the chicken and then cut chicken into small cubes; add chicken to crock pot,
4. Cook on low 2 hours or high 1 hour until consistency is soup-like.
5. Serve over cous cous and enjoy!
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