French Style Basil Chicken Recipe

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French Style Basil Chicken
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Directions:

  1. Put the sage leaves in a pan along with the onions, the white wine and the chicken broth.
  2. Bring to a rolling boil, and continue to boil until the sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 8-10 minutes.
  3. Remove from the heat and let cool.
  4. Lay the pieces of chicen in a flat pan or in an airtight plastic bag and use this cooled sauce to marinate the chicken covered overnight in the fridge, or at least 6 hours.
  5. The next day, preheat the oven to 325°, remove chicken from the marinade, reserving the marinade, and pat dry.
  6. Put chicken in oven for about 35-45 minutes or until the juices run clear.
  7. Meanwhile, strain the marinade, discarding the onions, and leaves.
  8. Put in a suacepan and bring to a rolling boil, and boil for about 10-15 minutes, or until reduced by 1/3.
  9. Take half of the cream, and blend it together with the basil leaves in the blender until very smooth, and a bit pasty.
  10. Add this to the sauce, along with the other half of the cream, and reduce heat to low and keep warm until the chicken in done.
  11. Serve this sauce over the chicken, with rice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1083.29 Kcal (4536 kJ)
Calories from fat 921.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 102.44g 158%
Cholesterol 248.1mg 83%
Sodium 229.95mg 10%
Potassium 382.74mg 8%
Total Carbs 6.75g 2%
Sugars 1.69g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.57g 2%
Protein 23.1g 46%
Vitamin C 4.2mg 7%
Calcium 33.2mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 309.18 Kcal (1294 kJ)
Calories from fat 263.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.24g 158%
Cholesterol 70.81mg 83%
Sodium 65.63mg 10%
Potassium 109.24mg 8%
Total Carbs 1.93g 2%
Sugars 0.48g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.16g 2%
Protein 6.59g 46%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 9.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 30.1
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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