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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 21 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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...parsley, sage, rosemary, no thyme. Recently, I needed an elegant way to serve guests ordinary chicken for a special occasion. I dug out my Pavoratti CD and blasted my creative juices to flowing and came up with this recipe. It got raves! Hope you will try it :) Ingredients:
4 whole chicken breasts, halved lengthwise |
2 cups buttermilk |
1/4 cup butter |
2 medium onions, sliced thin |
4 cloves garlic, sliced thin |
4 strips bacon, chopped small |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon pepper |
2 cups marsala wine or 2 cups sherry wine |
2 tablespoons flour |
1 teaspoon italian parsley (chopped) |
1 teaspoon dried sage (powder or crushed leaves) |
1 tablespoon dried rosemary (crushed) |
1 (4 ounce) package philadelphia cream cheese |
Directions:
1. To prepare chicken: Use a whole breast (1/2 breast per person) with the back removed, split lengthwise at the breast bone.
2. Remove skin, salt and pepper each piece.
3. Place in a large bowl.
4. Add 2 cups buttermilk to tenderize for about an hour.
5. In a black iron skillet on the stovetop, over medium heat, melt 1/2 stick of butter.
6. Add onions, garlic and bacon; cook just until onions are translucent about 7 minutes.
7. Remove from pan and set aside.
8. Place buttermilk-coated pieces of chicken in hot skillet to quickly get some color.
9. Remove and repeat with the remaining chicken.
10. Cook just until pieces have a nice golden brown color, approximately 5 minutes; remove and set aside.
11. Add wine (sherry) to deglaze the brown bits of chicken flavors from the pan, stirring to loosen.
12. Let this cook for 5 minutes to burn off the alcohol.
13. Add onion mixture, parsley, sage, rosemary.
14. Stir in cream cheese.
15. Dissolve flour in 1/4 cup of water; add to the sauce.
16. Cook until just slightly thickened.
17. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
18. Arrange the chicken pieces in a 16 roasting dish and pour the sauce over the chicken.
19. Cover with aluminum foil and cook in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.
20. It makes an amazing sauce to serve over rice.
21. **You can substitute the wine or sherry with either apple or orange juice, add slivered almonds or mushrooms for diversity.
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