Chicken with Leek, Pear and Mushroom Sauce

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Chicken with Leek, Pear and Mushroom Sauce Ingredients

1 ts Butter	1 1/2 c Lowfat chicken broth; low
1 ts Canola oil	1/4 c Dry vermouth
16 oz Boneless skinless chicken	2 tb Madeira
Salt and black pepper; to	Orange-Scented Sweet
2 oz Prosciutto; thinly sliced	2 Scallion; finely chopped
2 c Shiitake mushrooms; caps,	2 tb Chopped cranberries; dried
1/2 c Leek; white only, or green	2 tb Chopped pecans; toasted
1 Pear; Bosc or Anjou (peeled,

Instructions for Chicken with Leek, Pear and Mushroom Sauce

PHOTOS NOTES - [The photo shows the browned fillet uncut along side the puree and the sauce items are diced like a confit. Also, the leeks were young and skinny or they substituted green onion.] 1. In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter and oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook until browned and no longer pink inside, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and keep warm. 2. Reduce heat to medium; add prosciutto, mushrooms and leek to skillet and cook, stirring, until tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl. 3. Increase heat to high; add pear, chicken broth, vermouth and Madeira to skillet. Bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits. Add any juices accumutated on chicken plate. Cook, mashing pear into sauce, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Add prosciulto mixture and cook until heated through. 4. To serve, mound sweet potato puree on 4 warmed dinner plates. Thinly slice chicken on the diagonal and fan (optional) next to puree. Spoon sauce over chicken. Sprinkle scallions, cranberries and pecans over plate. Serve immediately. MAKES 4 SERVINGS. 495 Calories per serving: 40 grams protein, 10 grams fat (1.4 grams saturated fat), 59 grams carbohydrate; 845 mg sodium; 85 mg cholesterol; 5 grams fiber. source: Elizabeth on 37th (restaurant in Savannah, GA). Eating Well Magazine, Sep97 Listed with Eat-lf 27 Aug 97 as a recipe to try; phannema@wizard.ucr.edu Recipe by: Chefs Harvest: Elizabeth Terry, Savannah, GA Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n216 by KitPATh on Aug 27, 1997

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Uncategorized

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