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Creamy Chicken and Thyme Recipe

"Thyme gives this simple chicken dish its unique flavor," shares Harriet Johnson from Champlin, Minnesota. "I lightened up the original recipe by using reduced-fat sour cream. My husband loves this, as do friends from my Weight Watchers group."

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Creamy Chicken and Thyme Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

5 25 30

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
1 can (14-12 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dill weed
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon onion salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Hot cooked yolk-free noodles, optional

Directions

Place chicken breasts in a large nonstick skillet. Add 1/2 cup of broth. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until juices run clear, turning once. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm. Add remaining broth to skillet and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low.
In a small bowl, combine the flour and sour cream. Whisk into pan. Stir in the parsley, salt, dill weed, thyme, onion salt and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Place chicken breasts over hot cooked noodles if desired. Drizzle with sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 chicken breast half with 1/4 cup sauce, calculated without noodles) equals 179 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 76 mg cholesterol, 569 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 0.55 g fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat.

Originally published as Creamy Chicken And Thyme in Light & Tasty June/July 2004, p21

Full-Bodied White Wine

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

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Reviewed on Apr. 03, 2012 by germanycook

This was quite good! I used regular chicken broth, which made it abit saltier so next time I will cut out the salt. The herbs were so flavourful and overall it was a very good healthy supper dish.