Chicken with cherries and sour cream sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6Skinned and boned chicken breasts
2tablespoonsLight vegetable oil
2tablespoonsButter
¼poundsChopped mushrooms
¼teaspoonFinely chopped garlic
½teaspoonTomato paste
1tablespoonCornstarch
1cupChicken broth
1cupSour cream
1cupPitted cherries

Directions

Heat oil and butter in large saute pan. Slowly brown chicken, turning until cooked, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from pan. Keep warm. Add 1 Tbs of butter to pan. Saute mushrooms and garlic for about a minute, stirring over moderate heat. Remove pan from heat. Add tomato paste and cornstarch; blend. Add chicken stock and return to heat,stirring until sauce comes to a boil. Using a metal whisk, stir in sour cream, spoonful by spoonful. Add chicken and cook until heated through. Remove and arrange pieces on a heat proof serving platter. Add cherries to pan and warm over low heat. Spoon sauce over chicken and lightly brown under broiler.

Serves 4.