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Chicken with Mushroom Wine Sauce Recipe

A visit to Napa Valley wine country inspired me to experiment with one of my mom's scrumptious chicken dishes. This elegant entree is so easy to prepare.—Jill Bonanno, Loma Linda, California

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Chicken with Mushroom Wine Sauce Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 20 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

4 bacon strips, diced
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)
3 tablespoons butter, divided
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
3/4 cup sliced green onions
1 large carrot, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3/4 cup chicken broth
3/4 cup white wine or additional chicken broth
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Directions

In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain and discard drippings. In the same skillet, brown chicken on both sides in 2 tablespoons butter. Remove and keep warm.
Saute the mushrooms, onions, carrot and garlic in remaining butter until tender. Stir in the flour, salt, thyme and pepper until smooth. Gradually add broth, wine and bay leaf.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return chicken to the pan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Discard bay leaf. Garnish with parsley and bacon. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 281 calories, 11 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 99 mg cholesterol, 736 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 32 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Chicken with Mushroom Wine Sauce in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2009, p52

Cutting Green Onions

I recently tried a recipe that called for 3/4 cup green onions. Instead of using a knife, I found that snipping the onions with a pair of kitchen scissors took only a few seconds. —Kristy B., Kelowna, British Columbia

Full-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.

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Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2012 by happypuppy

Wow this was so easy to make and so delicious!! the only thing i would do differently next time is use a low sodium broth because it was a little salty but thats it. Fantastic!!!

Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2011 by RFM

The sauce is really good , tastes very well. I put extra when I cooked the chicken 2 slices of salami in cubes, mmmh delicious!!