The Gourmet Librarian
The "Gourmet Librarian" is a monthly series on the CCPL Website
January 2008
Katrina's Chicken
Whew, the holiday rush is over! The presents have been given and received, and it's time to take down all of the holiday decorations. It's a new year and boy, am I tired and cold! After a few days off, it's challenging to go back to work, and when I come home from work, I don't want to put too much effort into preparing dinner. I want something that pretty much fixes itself and staves off the cruel, January cold - something warm, cozy, and comforting! The recipe that I have to share with you this month is just that.
Shortly after I had my son Joshua, there were a lot of friends who helped us out by fixing meals for us. My friend Katrina brought me this month's dish. I put it in my ´favorite recipe´ cookbook and call it "Katrina's Chicken". It's a convenient dish I can throw together in the evening, refrigerate and pop into the oven when I come home from work. I think you'll agree it's delish!
Happy New Year!
See You Next Month! Meet Me In The Kitchen!
Lisa, The Gourmet Librarian
Katrina's Chicken
To Start and Have Prepared:
- 8 chicken breast
- 8 slices of swiss cheese
- salt and pepper
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 cup of sour cream
- 1/4 cup of white wine or white grape juice
- 1 small package of plain stuffing cubes
- 1/2 stick of melted butter
Directions:
Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Place the chicken in the dish and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place a slice of cheese on each chicken breast. Mix soup, sour cream and wine/juice. Spread the mixture on top of the chicken. Sprinkle the stuffing cubes on top and drizzle with butter.
Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.
You can make a lighter version of this dish by using fat-free soup and sour cream. You can also drizzle the dish with a butter substitute. It's best to use the non-seasoned stuffing cubes - I find that the seasoned cubes make the dish too salty.
When I serve this dish for dinner, I also like to make a salad, sugar snap peas, and crunchy, hot bread right from the oven. Try the Pillsbury Crunchy French Loaf as a short cut.