Chicken Breasts In Chive Cream

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Servings: 4 Difficulty: Advanced
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American-style savory and satisfying main that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Chicken Breasts In Chive Cream

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 Calories: 84.2

Description

This American main features Sweet butter, Chopped scallions, Button mushrooms, whole. It delivers smooth, comforting richness. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. or quartered large ones -wiped, stems removed Salt Freshly ground white -pepper 6 Prepared chicken breasts -with skin removed, -slightly flattened 1/2 c Concentrated chicken -stock* 1 ds Lemon juice 1 c Heavy
  2. cream 1 Beurre Manie* 2 T Finely chopped chives * Beurre Manie is used to
  3. thicken sauces.
  4. These butter-flour balls can be made ahead in advance and stored in a sealed jar in the refrigerator for 1 or 2 weeks.
  5. Combine 1 T flour and 1 T sweet butter on a small flat plate and
  6. blend the mixture with a fork into a very smooth paste.
  7. Roll the paste into a ball.
  8. In a small skillet, heat 2 T of butter.
  9. Add the scallions and cook for 2 or 3 minutes without browning.
  10. Add the mushrooms.
  11. Season with salt and pepper and
  12. cook the mixture over high
  13. heat for 2 or 3 more minutes to brown the mushrooms lightly.
  14. Reserve.
  15. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and sprinkle them with lemon juice.
  16. In a large chicken fryer, melt the remaining butter.
  17. When it is quite hot, add the chicken breasts and cook them for 1 minute on each side.
  18. Cover the pan with buttered wax paper and then the pan lid.
  19. Lower the
  20. heat and
  21. simmer the chicken breasts for another 8 to 10 minutes or until the juices run out pale yellow when pierced with a fork.
  22. Do not overcook or pierce every piece.
  23. Immediately remove the chicken breasts to a serving platter.
  24. Pour the chicken stock into the fryer, raise the
  25. heat and
  26. reduce the stock until it is almost a glaze.
  27. Add the heavy cream and continue cooking over high heat.
  28. Add the Beurre Manie and cook until the sauce heavily coats a spoon.
  29. Add the chives and correct the seasoning.
  30. Add the mushroom & scallion mixture.
  31. Add the chives and correct the seasoning.
  32. Pour the sauce over the chicken breasts and serve at once.
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Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 84.2kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8.3g13%
Saturated Fat 5.1g26%
Cholesterol 21.5mg8%
Sodium 67.1mg3%
Total Carbohydrate 1.9g1%
Dietary Fiber 0.6g3%
Sugars 1.1g
Protein 1.8g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: american, blending, breasts, butter, button, chicken, chive, chopped, cream, frying, main, mushrooms, scallions, simmering, sweet, title, vegetarian, whole
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