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Chicken with Shrimp Sauce

By: love2cook 
"This is a wonderful dinner that my mom and I came up with while trying to cook a seafood supper for the men. This meal is very delish and warming of the tummy."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 1.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (3)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half and trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic
  • 1 cup chicken broth
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  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
  • 2 ounces small, cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined

Directions

  1. Place chicken breasts on a cutting board, and pound thin with a mallet.
  2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in onions and garlic. Place chicken in skillet and brown on both sides. Add 1 cup chicken broth, reduce heat to medium low; cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
  3. Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Gradually stir in flour, stirring until smooth. Increase heat to medium, and cook briefly until thickened. Stir in milk, lime juice, and tomato paste; cook until it begins to thicken, about 25 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup chicken broth to thin sauce, and warm through. Remove from heat, and stir in rosemary and shrimp.
  4. To serve, remove chicken, onions, and garlic to plates with a slotted spoon, and top with sauce.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 503 | Total Fat: 19.4g | Cholesterol: 200mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 1.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2006 by monkey14   view full review
It was pretty easy to make since it used common ingredients. I had no tomato paste, so I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 1.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2007 by April P.   view full review
YUCK...The sauce was so thick, I could have spackled the wall with it!!! 1/2 cup of flour was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 1.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 4, 2006 by stepter   view full review
It may have been that this recipe just didnt work for my family. But the combination of milk...

 

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