Cooking Easy Recipes

Braised Chicken W/ Artichokes

Servings:
4 Servings
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  • 4 ts Olive oil; divided
  • 4 Chicken breasts without skin
  • -& bones
  • 3/4 c Red onion; chopped
  • 2 md Cloves garlic; minced
  • 1/2 lb Button mushrooms; thinly
  • -sliced
  • 1/4 c Tomato paste
  • 3/4 c Low sodium chicken broth
  • 3 tb Balsamic vinegar
  • 1 cn (14 OZ) artichoke hearts;
  • -drained and halved
  • 1 ts Basil leaves; dried
  • 1/4 ts Thyme; dried
  • 1/2 ts Salt
  • 1/4 ts Pepper
  • 1/3 c Parsely; chopped
  • 2 c Penne Pasta; cooked
  • 2 tb Parmesan cheese
In large, nonstick skillet, heat 2tsp. olive oil over medium heat. When the
pan is hot add the chicken and cook 2 minutes on each side. Remove from
pan.

Put the remaining 2 tsp. oil in the pan. Add the red onion and garlic;
saute 3 minutes. Then add the add the mushrooms and saute until soft, about
5 minutes.

Whisk together the tomato paste, broth and 2 TBS vinegar. Put the chicken
back into the pan, adding the artichoke hearts, basil, thyme, salt &
pepper. Pour in the broth mixture. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook 5
minutes. Turn chicken pieces over and continue cooking 4 minutes or until
cooked through. Stir in parsely and remaining TBS vinegar.

Drain the cooked pasta. Serve the sauce over the pasta. Sprinkle cheese.

NOTES :
377 calories
9.4 g fat
Posted to TNT Recipes Digest, Vol 01, Nr 953 by cam94@juno.com (Carole A
Moran) on Jan 20, 1998