Chicken With Basil Cream Sauce

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This is truly a 30 minute meal. Just cook some rice or pasta while cooking the chicken and you have a really nice, even fancy, meal that doesn't cost much. And you don't even have to caramelize a bunch of onions in less than 5 minutes

Chicken With Basil Cream Sauce

Prep time: 5-10 minutes

Cook time 20-30 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

Cooked pasta or rice of your choice, cook while making the chicken. (I like to use Orzo)

4 Thin sliced chicken breasts

1 Cup Italian bread crumbs

3 T Butter, divided

1/2 C Chicken stock

1 C Cream

1 - 4 Oz jar diced pimientos

1/2 C Grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 C Fresh chopped basil (one of those small fresh herb packs from the store)

1/8 t White pepper


Start cooking the pasta or rice according to package directions. Put bread crumbs on a flat plate and then coat chicken with the bread crumbs. Put 2 T of butter into nonstick skillet and fry chicken over medium low until golden brown and IT of 165^o is reached. Do this in two batches if needed, adding the last 1 T butter with the second batch. Put into warm oven to hold.

To the skillet add 1/2 C chicken broth and scrape up browned bits. Reduce. (I added a splash of Chardonnay here). Add the pimientos with liquid and white pepper, reduce for 1-2 minutes. Add cream and reduce to thicken. Add Parmesan and basil and stir until combined well.

Put the rice or pasta on a plate, lay a chicken breast on top, and ladle the sauce over all. Enjoy!

[Mosca]

Thanks, this is right up our alley!