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Napa Valley Chicken Bake
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 4
Oh my. This is my favorite recipe ever. I sometimes triple the recipe just so I have lots of leftovers because it heats up well. It's so delicious. I got it from one of those old mailings that used to belong my mother-in-law, but she never made it. Too bad because my husband loves it. It had chopped green onions in the recipe but I HATE onions so I took them out. I forgot to list them for everyone else who likes them. Also, I recommend white COOKING wine because real white wine comes through too strong in my opinion. And just a note: If you don't follow my recipe and you don't like the way it comes out, don't give ME a bad review. You should have cooked it the way I make it.
Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (chopped into about 1 inch pieces)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced or 1 (8 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced and drained
1 cup white wine (use cooking wine. do not use regular wine.)
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons tomato paste
white rice (cooked according to package directions)
Directions:
1. Wash chicken.
2. Pat dry.
3. In bowl, combine the flour, oregano, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper.
4. Place chicken in bowl and mix to coat chicken. This will help thicken the sauce.
5. In large skillet, heat the oil.
6. Brown the chicken. (I throw the remainder of the flour mixture in with the chicken in the pan so that it will thicken the sauce enough.).
7. Don't cook too well as it will finish cooking in oven.
8. Arrange chicken in 9-by-13 inch baking dish.
9. Sprinkle with mushrooms.
10. In separate bowl, mix together the sour cream and tomato paste.
11. Add wine and mix until mixture is liquidy (I find a hand beater, on low, works well for this).
12. Add salt and pepper to taste.
13. Pour mixture over the chicken.
14. Bake, covered, at 350-F for 30 to 35 minutes or until chicken is done.
15. Remove cover and cook an additional 5 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes for sauce to thicken.
16. Serve over rice.
By RecipeOfHealth.com