Uptown chicken and red-eye gravy
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | tablespoon | All-purpose flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Paprika |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 4 | Skinned boned chicken breast halves; (4-ounce) | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Margarine |
| Vegetable cooking spray | ||
| ½ | cup | Chopped lean country ham; (2 ounces) |
| ½ | cup | Strong brewed coffee |
| ¼ | cup | Water |
| 1 | tablespoon | Brown sugar |
| 8 | Portabella mushroom slices; (1/2-inch-thick) | |
| 1 | tablespoon | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | tablespoon | Water |
Directions
Combine first 4 ingredients in a large zip-top heavy-duty plastic bag. Add the chicken; seal bag, and shake to coat.
Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Combine ham, coffee, ¼ cup water, and sugar; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; cover and simmer 5 minutes or until chicken is done and mushrooms are tender.
Remove chicken and mushrooms with a slotted spoon, and place on a serving platter; set aside, and keep warm.
Combine 1 tablespoon flour and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl, and stir with a wire whisk; add to cooking liquid in skillet. Bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute or until thickened, stirring constantly with a wire whisk.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half, 2 mushroom slices, and 2 tablespoons gravy).
Per serving: 235 Calories; 5g Fat (19% calories from fat); 37g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 89mg Cholesterol; 501mg Sodium Food Exchanges: ½ Starch/Bread; 5 Lean Meat; ½ Vegetable; ½ Fat Serving Ideas : Spoon over chicken and mushrooms.
NOTES : Portabella mushrooms are very large, dark mushrooms, boasting an almost meatlike flavor. You can substitute large button mushrooms if portabellas are not available.
Recipe by: Cooking Light, Jul/Aug 1995, page 80 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "C.M. Davis" <comet9@...> on Mar 25, 1998