Chicken With Mushroom Cilantro Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 whole chicken breasts, halved
• 1/2 cup leeks or 1/2 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro or 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine 2 tbsp melted butter and lemon juice.
• 2 place chicken on a greased broiler pan, broil 6-8 inches from heat, turning every 10 minutes and basting with lemon-butter mixture, 30-35 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, melt the remaining butter in a saucepan until sizzling.
• 4 stir in leeks and mushrooms.
• 5 cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes.
• 6 stir in flour.
• 7 add chicken broth, continue cooking and stir constantly until mixture is thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
• 8 reduce heat to low.
• 9 in a small bowl, combine cilantro, milk, and pepper. add to mushroom sauce, and continue to stir for a minute or two until thickened.
• 10 serve sauce over chicken.