Route 66 Diner Philly Chicken

PrimQuilter's Note:

From the Route 66 Cookbook. This sounds like comfort food and one that my family will surely enjoy ! Serve over wild rice, pasta or mashed potatoes.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper (optional)
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon tarragon
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 cups chopped chicken meat
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion and green pepper in vegetable oil.
2. Add tarragon, lemon pepper and garlic.
3. Cook until vegetables are tender.
4. Add cream, cream cheese, milk, chicken and heat to simmer, but do not boil.
5. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
6. Serve over rice, pasta or potatoes.

Reviews

[Starrynews]

This is a nice, warming comfort food. I served over farfalle. Very creamy sauce, and some additional herbs would likely be a nice touch and bring out more flavors. Thanks for sharing!

[NorthwestGal]

I really liked this, though everyone else in my family thought that tarragon wasn't a good match in this recipe. But otherwise, this was a really tasty dish, and quite simple to prepare. I served it over egg noodles, but I can see that this would be great on rice or potatoes (as the posting chef suggested. The cream cheese was an excellent addition in the sauce. Thanks PrimQuilter.