Chicken with dill sauce

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 larges Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breast Halves
1 large Egg
1½ cup Fresh Bread Crumbs (3 Slices Of Bread)
1 teaspoon Salt
Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
3 tablespoons Salad Oil
Margarine Or Butter
3 mediums Fresh Pears
1 tablespoon Light Brown Sugar
1½ teaspoon Instant Chicken Flavored Bouillon
1 small Bunch Of Fresh Dill
1 cup Half And Half Or Light Cream

Directions

Yield: 6 Servings

ABOUT 45 MINUTES BEFORE SERVING: With a meat mallet or the dull edge of a French knife, pound each chicken breast half to about ¼-inch thickness. In a pie plate, with a fork, beat the egg and 1 Tbls of Water. On one sheet of waxed paper, mix the bread crumbs, salt and 3 Tbls of the flour. On another sheet of waxed paper, place 3 Tbls of the flour. Dip the cutlets in plain flour, then the egg mixture, then coat with the bread crumb mixture.

In a 12-inch skillet, over medium heat, heat the oil. When hot add 2 Tbls of margarine or butter (¼ cube). When it is hot, cook the cutlets in batches, until browned on both sides and cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes then remove to a serving platter and keep warm.

While the cutlets are cooking, cut each pear crosswise into 3 or 4 thick slices. In a 10-inch skillet, over medium heat, heat 1 Tbls of butter or margarine and cook the pears and brown sugar until the pears are tender, about 10 minutes.

In a small bowl, stir bouillon, 2 Tbls of flour and 1½ cups of water until smooth and well blended. Stir into the drippings of the chicken skillet. Over high heat, cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce boils and thickens slightly.

Mince enough dill from the bunch to measure 2 Tbls. Stir the minced dill and half and half into the sauce in the skillet and heat through.

TO SERVE:

Arrange the chicken cutlets and pears on a warm large platter and spoon some of the sauce over the chicken. Garnish with the remaining dill. Pass the remaining sauce in a gravy boat.

EACH SERVING CONTAINS: 455 Calories, 21 Grams Fat, 127 Milligrams Of Cholesterol, 835 Milligrams Sodium

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