Home-Style Chicken
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- -- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2cup chopped onion
- 1/2cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1-- (1.25-ounce) package Onion Soup Mix (one envelope)
- 1 1/4cups water plus 2 tablespoons water, divided
- 1/3cup white wine or chicken broth
- 1tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Season chicken and coat lightly with flour.
- In large nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, brown chicken on both sides, remove from skillet. Add onion and green pepper, scraping sides and sautéing until tender.
- Return chicken to skillet. In small bowl, combine soup mix, 1 1/4 cups water, and wine. Pour over chicken. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and cook, covered, until chicken is tender, 20-25 minutes.
- In small bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining 2 tablespoons water, add to sauce in pan. Bring to boil and boil one minute, stirring until thickened. Serve chicken and sauce.
Tip: Always remember to dissolve cornstarch in cold liquid before adding to your recipe-cornstarch is a quick thickening agent.
Recipe reprinted with permission from Holly Clegg’s Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle at Any Age.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 272
- Fat 3g
- Saturated Fat 1g
- Cholesterol 99mg
- Sodium 654mg
- Carbohydrate 15g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugars 2g
- Protein 41g