Braised Chicken With Creamy Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb white pearl onion, unpeeled
• 1 tablespoon butter, divided
• 2 teaspoons butter, divided
• 1 cup onion, slivered
• 1/2 cup carrot, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup celery, thinly sliced
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 skinless chicken drumsticks
• 2 skinless chicken thighs
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 cup chardonnay
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1/2 cup evaporated skim milk
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, quartered

Recipe

• 1 drop pearl onions into boiling water in a dutch oven, and cook 3 minutes.
• 2 drain; rinse with cold water, and peel.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 melt 1 tablespoon butter in dutch oven over medium heat.
• 5 add slivered onion, carrot, and celery; saute 5 minutes.
• 6 place the onion mixture in a bowl; set aside.
• 7 add chicken pieces to dutch oven; cook 4 minutes, turning chicken pieces once.
• 8 cover, reduce heat to medium-low; cook 10 minutes.
• 9 combine flour, salt, and pepper; sprinkle over both sides of chicken.
• 10 cover and cook 5 minutes.
• 11 return onion mixture to pan; add and next 4 ingredients, stirring gently.
• 12 bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until chicken is done.
• 13 remove chicken from pan, and arrange on a serving platter; set aside, and keep warm.
• 14 discard bay leaf.
• 15 bring sauce to a boil; cook 7 minutes or until the sauce is reduced to about 3 cups, stirring occasionally.
• 16 reduce heat to medium; gradually stir in milk, and cook an additional 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 17 remove from heat; cover and set aside.
• 18 melt the remaining 2 teaspoons butter in a skillet over medium heat, and add pearl onions.
• 19 saute 4 minutes or until tender; remove from skillet.
• 20 add mushrooms, and saute 3 minutes.
• 21 arrange the pearl onions and the mushrooms around chicken on serving platter, and spoon the sauce over chicken and vegetables.