Tomato Leek Chicken

Submitted by Rainberry Blues

"Another yummy way to prepare chicken. The recipe originates from a Betty Crocker cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 slices bacon
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb)
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 medium leeks, cut lengthwise in half and sliced (or 1 medium onion, thinly sliced)
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon or 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 4 plum tomatoes or 2 medium tomatoes, chopped

directions

1. Cook bacon in 10 inch skillet.
2. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on paper towel.
3. Reserve bacon fat in skillet.
4. Cook chicken in reserved fat in skillet for 12-14 minutes over medium heat, until juices run clear.
5. Turn once during cooking.
6. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm.
7. Drain fat from skillet.
8. Cook and stir leeks in margarine in skillet until crisp-tender; about 5-7 minutes.
9. Stir in milk, tarragon and Tabasco sauce.
10. Bring to a boil.
11. Stir occasionally.
12. Boil and stir until slightly thickened.
13. Crumble bacon.
14. Stir tomatoes, bacon, and chicken into skillet.
15. Heat over medium heat until chicken is hot; about 2 minutes.
16. Spoon sauce over chicken while heating.

Reviews

[Sam16749]

I loved this recipe. It was so easy and yummy. I served it with fettucine. It was great. Classy enough to serve upto the boss for dinner.

 

[kellby34]

On the stove simmering as I type! Tastes delicious! I made some adjustments, purely for time as I can't stand for too long. Diced the bacon and started it in a cold pan with a little dripping. Large diced the chicken breasts and added them to the pan when the bacon was starting to crisp. Once the chicken was nearly cooked through I added butter, tarragon, leeks and tomato and stirred them together for a couple of minutes before adding the cream. Have turned it down to very low and will let it simmer for 15 mins or so. Serving it with pasta. Thanks for sharing. :)

 

[SoCalGal]

Great way to use leeks and fresh tomatoes! We'll make it again soon.

 

[WannabeChef Bek]

Agree with Sam - easy and delicious! I only had chicken thighs handy so sliced them width-wise and cooked them up and they were great as well. Didn't have any tobasco sauce so instead just added some chilli powder, white vinegar and garlic. Also added mushrooms to the recipe which worked well too.