Chicken with Mushrooms and Peppers
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Cooking time: 25 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for "menu" instructions |
We'll use the last bit of broccoli in this as well as the mushrooms. I didn't have a lot of broccoli left so I peeled the stem and sliced it crosswise to use as well as the florets. It got tender but not over-cooked and added nice texture as well as great flavor.
Chicken with Mushrooms and Peppers Time: 25 minutes
Tarragon and capers are the main flavor components of this chicken dish. They give a Mediterranean taste to the peppers and broccoli. It all cooks quickly, leaving the vegetables crisp-tender.
2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
4 oz mushrooms
1 onion
1/2 green pepper
1/3 - 1/2 head broccoli (or whatever is left)
2 cloves garlic
2 tbs capers
3/4 cup white wine
1 tsp dried tarragon
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tbs tomato paste
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs cornstarch (corn flour, maizena) dissolved in 2 tbs water
Roughly chop onion. Slice the green pepper into strips 1/4" (.6cm) wide. Cut broccoli into florets and peel and slice the stem. Mince garlic. Trim and thickly slice mushrooms. Cut chicken into large bite-size pieces. Dissolve cornstarch in water. Heat oil in nonstick skillet. Add onion and sauté 5 minutes. Add garlic, broccoli, mushrooms and pepper and sauté another 5 minutes. Add chicken and sauté until it's cooked on all sides. Add capers, herbs, wine, stock and tomato paste. Cover, reduce heat and cook another 10 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and broccoli is just tender. Uncover, increase heat. Stir in cornstarch to thicken. Serve over Basmati Rice
Basmati Rice Time: 20 minutes or whatever your package says
1/2 cup Basmati rice
1 tsp butter
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 tsp dried tarragon
1/2 tsp thyme
Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Add rice and sauté, stirring for 2 - 3 minutes. Add stock and herbs, cover and cook rice for length of time on package. When rice is done, fluff with a fork and serve.
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Cooking Schedule: 25 minutes |
Trim and slice mushrooms |
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