Chicken Breast With Pears
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 3 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved
- allspice
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced (use green tops too)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄3 cup chicken broth
- 2 medium pears, unpeeled, cored, cut in thin length-wise wedges
- 1⁄4 cup brandy (optional) or 1/4 cup clear pear brandy (optional)
- 1⁄3 cup whipping cream
directions
- Sprinkle chicken with allspice. Brown in heated butter in a large frying pan. Sprinkle with green onions; add mustard and broth. Cover. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
- Add pear wedges. Cover again, and continue cooking about 10 minutes more, until chicken is cooked through (test with a knife in thickest part. Pour in brandy, if used; ignite, then wait until flames subside.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove chicken and pears to a warm serving dish; keep warm.
- To cooking pan add cream. Bring to boiling, stirring, and cook until sauce is reduced and slightly thickened. Pour over chicken and pears.
- Good served with cooked rice and tiny peas.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Thea
Saint Paul, Minnesota