Freebooter's Chicken & Rice

A quick and easy to make meal that will satisfy both family and friends. The delicious sauce enhances all the lovely ingredients in this tasty dish. It will leave you wanting more.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 3  tablespoons butter
• 2  boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut 1 inch pieces
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  shallots, minced
• 1⁄4 cup sweet onion, finely diced
• 1⁄4 cup  canned mushroom, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, coarse
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 1⁄8 cup  pecorino cheese, freshly grated
• 1  cup heavy whipping cream
• 1⁄2 cup  canned diced tomato, drained
• 1  teaspoon sugar, white
• 1⁄8 cup black olives, sliced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄3 cup fresh asparagus, 1 inch pieces
• 3  cups cooked long-grain rice (I use Jasmine rice)

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil and butter in pan over medium heat, add the garlic, shallot, sweet onion and mushrooms and stir for 2 - 3 minutes.
2. Now add the chicken pieces, cook for 5 - 7 minutes, stirring until chicken is no longer pink. Remove mixture and set aside until needed.
3. Pour the wine into the same skillet and allowing it to simmer for 2 minutes then add the mustard, both cheeses and the whipping cream and stir until the cheese melts, then reduce the heat and simmer for 3 - 5 minutes.
4. Add the chicken mixture, tomatoes, sugar, black olives, salt, pepper and thyme into the cream mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Put the asparagus in salted boiling water for 2 - 3 minutes, drain and add the asparagus to the creamed chicken mixture, mixing well.
6. Serve on top of hot steamed rice.