Tonight’s dinner was brought to you by Brussels Sprouts.
My original idea was chicken sandwiches on little rolls, but I espied the stalks of fresh brussels sprouts and just had to have one. They (seriously) are my most favorite vegetable, after all…
The chicken sandwiches morphed into a creamy chicken because, well… one just doesn’t have brussels sprouts with sandwiches. I mean… really. How gauche.
For the chicken, I sauteed some cut-up chicken breasts with mushrooms, added about a half-cup of heavy cream, a cup of chicken broth, and a pinch of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. I thickened it with a bit of cornstarch.
I sliced the brussels sprouts and threw them into a skillet with a pat of butter. I let them cook and caramelize and added a pinch of salt and pepper to them, as well. They didn’t need anything else.
The chicken was served over mashed potatoes.
It was perfect comfort-food! Mashed potatoes, creamy chicken, and the best – and most versatile – vegetable on the planet.
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Tim, that creamy chicken sounds awesome. I’m wondering if there’s a version that I can make that’s lower-fat. The thing for me, post gastric-bypass is to make sure that all of the meat I eat is very moist, so that’s why it looks so yummy to me. I’m sure that broth would help, but I’m wondering if lowering the fat content of the milk will make it so, well…”non-creamy” as to take away from the texture. Ideas? Thanks in advance, love…
Hiya, love! Ya know… I’m thinking that fat-free half and half would work quite well. It would have the right consistency and texture and would hit the tongue right. Go for it! 🙂