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Comforting Chicken Recipe

This tasty combination of chicken and vegetables is simmered in a creamy sauce that's rich from whipping cream and butter. This hearty meal-in-one-pot is an all-time family favorite.—Sally Hook, Montgomery, Texas

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Comforting Chicken Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 45 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 45 60

Ingredients

1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up
4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
4 medium carrots, quartered widthwise
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. In the same pan, brown chicken pieces on all sides. Return onion to pan; add potatoes and carrots. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes or until chicken juices run clear and the vegetables are tender.
Stir in the cream, parsley, salt and pepper. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Yield: 4 servings.

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Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 941 calories, 66 g fat (34 g saturated fat), 274 mg cholesterol, 689 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 47 g protein.

Originally published as Comforting Chicken in Quick Cooking November/December 1999, p40