Chicken in Mushroom Sauce Recipe

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You won’t have to heat up the kitchen to prepare this saucy microwave entree. “I’ve made this recipe for covered dish dinners, and it always goes over great, writes field editor Betty Claycomb of Alverton, Pennsylvania.

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Chicken in Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup reduced-fat plain yogurt
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium chicken bouillon granules
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)

Directions

In a 2-qt. microwave-safe dish, combine the mushrooms and onions. Cover and microwave on high for 2-4 minutes or until mushrooms are tender; drain and set aside.
In the same dish, melt the butter. Stir in flour until smooth; add the yogurt, water, broth, bouillon and pepper. Stir in mushroom mixture.
Arrange chicken in another 2-qt. microwave-safe dish; top with mushroom sauce. Cover and microwave at 50% power for 15-20 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170°, stirring sauce twice. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half with about 1/2 cup sauce equals 232 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 88 mg cholesterol, 220 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 33 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Chicken in Mushroom Sauce in Taste of Home June/July 2006, p22