Saturday, March 12, 2011

Gourmet Chicken


Items Required

2 whole chicken breasts
Seasoned flour
3 tablespoons oil
¼ cup blanched slivered almonds
1 small onion, diced
1 cup celery, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
¾ cup dry sherry
1 cup button mushrooms
Parsley sprigs for garnish


Preparation Method

1. Cut chicken breasts into serving pieces and dust lightly with seasoned flour. Preheat browning dish or skillet for 6 minutes. Add oil and heat for 2 minutes. Add almonds, brown lightly, set aside for garnish.

2. Reheat skillet for 2 minutes, add chicken pieces and cook 3 minutes on each side. Remove chicken and place into a medium (2 quart/2 litre) casserole dish. Place onion, garlic, celery, parsley into browning dish and cook 2 minutes. Add sherry, mushrooms and stir well.

3. Pour mixture over chicken pieces and cook covered 15-18 minutes. Thicken lightly with cornflour if necessary and cook 2 minutes longer. Serve garnished with almonds and parsley sprigs.

Serves : 4


Easy chicken breast recipes : More Recipes at Microwave Cookbook.
Quick chicken recipes :  Easy Chicken Recipes At Microwave Blog .

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