Country French Chicken Diabetic Recipes

COUNTRY FRENCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium high heat, warm the olive oil. Season the chicken, brown it in the oil for 2 or 3 minutes on each side, and remove to a plate.
• Return pan to stove and reduce heat to medium. Add butter to the pan and saute the shallots, carrots, and mushrooms. Saute for 3 to 5 minutes until mushrooms darken and carrot bits are fork tender. Add tarragon and parsley and stir. Add wine and reduce liquid for 1 or 2 minutes. Add tomatoes to the sauce and stir to combine. Add chicken back to the pan and simmer chicken in sauce for 6 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
• Serve chicken with Herb and Butter Noodles and Sugar Snap Peas.
• Toss the cooked egg noodles with butter bits and herbs in a bowl until butter melts, about 1 minute. Season noodles with salt and pepper.
• Place snap peas in 1/2-inch boiling water with butter and a sprinkle of 1 teaspoon sugar. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover and steam snap peas 3 minutes. Remove cover and season snap peas with a little salt. Serve cooked snap peas with slotted spoon to allow for draining.

COUNTRY FRENCH CHICKEN (DIABETIC RECIPE)

Steps:

• Remove the skin from the chicken. Rinse chicken; pat dry.
• Spray a large cold skillet with non-stick spray coating. Preheat skillet over medium heat.
• Brown chicken on all sides in hot skillet.
• Drain fat from skillet.
• Season chicken lightly with salt and pepper. Add mushrooms, celery, white wine, carrot, onion, garlic, bay leaf, parsley, and thyme to the skillet.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 35 to 40 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Discard bay leaf.
• Transfer chicken and vegetables platter; keep warm.
• For sauce, bring liquid in skillet to boiling. Cook about 3 minutes or until reduced to 1/2 cup. Pour sauce over chicken and vegetables.

COUNTRY FRENCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt margarine over medium high heat.
• Add chicken and saute for 5 minutes.
• Stir in water, soup mix and lemon.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Remove chicken and discard lemon.
• In small bowl, combine sour cream, corn starch and dill weed.
• Add to skillet, stirring constantly.
• Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce heat, simmer 1 minute.
• Serve over chicken.

COUNTRY FRENCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium high heat, warm the olive oil. Season the chicken with fresh ground salt & pepper, brown it in the oil for 2 or 3 minutes on each side, and remove to a plate.
• Return pan to stove and reduce heat to medium. Add butter to the pan and saute the shallots, carrots, and mushrooms. Saute for 3 to 5 mnutes until mushrooms darken and carrot bits are fork tender. Add tarragon and parsley and stir. Add wine and reduce liquid for 1 or 2 minutes. Add tomatoes to the sauce and stir to combine. Add chicken back to the pan and simmer chicken in sauce for 6 minutes or until chicken is cooked through an juices run clear.
• Top chicken with fresh flat leaf (Italian) parsley when serving.
• Serve chicken with Herb and Buter Noodles and.
• Sugar Snap Peas.
• NOTE: Rachael recommended using a combination of both boneless skinless chicken breasts and thighs as it lends to a "cooked all day taste".

COUNTRY FRENCH CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• In shallow glass or plastic dish or resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix tomatoes, herbes de provence, oil, lemon juice, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Add chicken and mushrooms; seal bag. Turn to coat chicken and mushrooms in marinade. Refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 375°F Spray a 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place rice, carrot and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in baking dish; stir in boiling water. Place chicken, mushrooms and marinade evenly over rice mixture.
• Cover with foil. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (180F). Sprinkle with parsley and lemon peel.
• Exchanges : 1 1/2 Starch, 2 Lean Meat, 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices : 1 1/2.

FRENCH COUNTRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Rub each chicken breast with butter, then coat with breadcrumbs.
• Place in greased 8x8 baking dish.
• Cook for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and top each breast with a slice of muenster.
• Pour wine evenly on top of the chicken.
• Return to oven and bake an additional 15 minutes.