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Chicken Breasts with Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

Category: Main DishesCollection: Poultry

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped sun-dried tomatoes (not
  • oil-packed)
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
  • (about 1 pound)
  • 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (1 1/2 ounces)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onions (2 medium)
  • 2 cloves garlic -- finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons dry red wine
  • OR
  • 2 tablespoons apple juice
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup skim milk
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
  • OR
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 3 cups hot cooked fettuccine

Directions

Mix tomatoes and broth. Let stand 30 minutes. Trim fat from chicken. Cook
mushrooms, green onions and garlic in wine in 10-inch nonstick skillet
over medium heat about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms
are tender; remove mixture from skillet.

Add oil to skillet. Cook chicken in oil over medium heat until brown on
both sides. Add tomato mixture. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and
simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until juice of chicken is
no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Remove chicken
from skillet; keep warm.

Mix milk, cornstarch and basil; stir into tomato mixture. Heat to boiling,
stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in mushroom mixture,
heat through. Serve over chicken and fettuccine.