Tastes Like Chicken! Recipes
(From Chicken Recipes Compiled Since 1992)

Popular de Aux Fines Herbs (Baked Chicken with Herbs)

Category: Main Dishes

Servings: 4

Description: This aromatic recipe is a superb example of how a master chef combines herbs, greens and wine with chicken.

Ingredients:

• 4 large chicken breast halves, boned
• 1/4 C butter or margarine, melted
• 1 1/2 lb fresh spinach, stems removed
• Dry white wine
• 2 C chicken stock
• 2 shallots, finely sliced
• 2 C whipping cream
• Few leaves fresh sorrel
• 6 fresh tarragon sprigs
• 6 to 7 fresh basil leaves
• Salt, pepper

Instructions:

1. Place chicken in baking dish with melted butter, turning to coat pieces. Bake at 375F 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Meanwhile, wash spinach leaves and pat dry with paper towels. Combine 2 cups wine, chicken stock and shallots in wide saucepan or skillet. Bring to boil over medium heat and boil until liquid is reduced to one-fourth original amount. Stir in cream and simmer until sauce thickens to consistency that will coat wooden spoon, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken from baking dish, discard fat and deglaze dish with 1 tablespoon white wine, scraping to loosen browned bits. Add to cream sauce and blend. Drop spinach leaves, sorrel, tarragon and basil into sauce. Bring to boil and boil briefly, stirring gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove greens from sauce and divide into 4 mounds on serving platter. Remove skin from chicken breasts. Place each piece of chicken on 1 spinach mound. Spoon sauce over.