Mandarin chicken breasts
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Whole chicken breasts; boned | |
| 1½ | cup | Hot cooked rice |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | tablespoon | Chopped parsley |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Rosemary |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Basil |
| ½ | cup | Flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Paprika |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 2 | teaspoons | Instant chicken broth crystals |
| 1¾ | cup | Water |
| 1 | tablespoon | Minced dried onion |
| 2 | tablespoons | Lemon juice |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Cornstarch |
| 1 | can | (11-oz) Mandarin oranges; drained |
| 1 | cup | Seedless grapes |
Directions
Sprinkle insides of chicken breasts with salt. Combine rice, 1 Tablespoon butter, ¼ teas- poon salt, parsley, rosemary and basil in bowl. Mix together. Spoon into middle of breasts. Fold edges and fasten with wooden toothpicks. Mix flour, paprika and ½ teaspoon salt and dip chicken breasts into mixture, coating well. Brown breasts in 3 Tablespoons butter in a large skillet. When brown, stir in chicken broth, 1-¾ cups water, onion, lemon juice and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and cover. Simmer for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf, then remove chicken (keep warm). Reheat liquid to boiling and smooth cornstarch to paste and add to liquid. Cook until sauce thickens. Stir in oranges and grapes. Reheat until bubbly. Spoon over chicken and serve. Yield: 6 servings.
GENNY DORAMUS
(MRS. W. MICHAEL)
DALLAS, TX
From <Traditions:ATasteoftheGoodLife>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .