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Authentic Chicken Marengo Recipe: A Classic French Dish

 
INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces 3 small onions, each cut into 6 wedges 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 cup chicken broth 3/4 cup dry white wine 1/4 cup tomato paste 4 ounces small mushrooms 2 (3X1-inch) strips orange peel 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves 3 cups cooked noodles or rice

PREPARATION:

  1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken, onions and garlic; cook 5 minutes or until chicken is browned. Stir in flour; cook over medium heat 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  2. Stir in chicken broth, wine, tomato paste, whole mushrooms, orange peel, thyme and tarragon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, 10 minutes or until chicken is tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve over noodles.
Kitchen How-To To remove 3X1-inch strips of orange peel, use a vegetable peeler. Be careful to remove the colored portion of the skin only; the white pith has a bitter taste. This recipe appears in: French NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Fiber 4 g Carbohydrate 43 g Cholesterol 113 mg Total Fat 9 g Calories from Fat 19 % Calories 417 Protein 34 g Sodium 451 mg DIETARY EXCHANGE: Vegetable 2 Starch 2 Meat 3