Chicken Creole with Chile Cream Sauce

Ingredients:  
6    boneless chicken breast halves   
2-3 tsp    Creole OR Cajun seasoning   
1 Tbs    olive oil   
2 cups    Béchamel Sauce-make your sauce using substituting 1/2 cup white wine for dairy 
1/2 cup    chicken broth   
1 teaspoon    chicken base or 1 bouillon cube   
½ cup    chopped green chilies-canned   
1 tsp    lime juice or lemon juice   
1/2 cup    diced red peppers-drained   
1/2 cup    diced onions   
1/4 cup    plain yogurt   
1 cup    rice with directions   
 
Directions:
 
1 Grab 6 chicken breasts.
2 On your work space in a large bowl place the chicken breasts & sprinkle 2-3 teaspoons of Cajun seasoning over the chicken and rub to coat evenly. 
3 Place the chicken into a large zip loc bag & drizzle it with 1 Tablespoon olive oil.
4 Seal bag. Label
5 In a small ziploc bag add
6 2 cups béchamel
7 1/2 cup chicken broth
8 1 teaspoon chicken base
9 ½ cup chopped green chilies peppers
10 1 teaspoon lime or lemon juice
11 ½ cup drained red peppers
12 ½ diced onions
13 ¼ cup plain yogurt 

16 Cooking Directions:Thaw chicken & sauce bag 
17 HEAT a nonstick large skillet over medium high heat. Add thawed chicken to the skillet and cook until browned.
18 ADD sauce to chicken in the skillet. Heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook chicken & sauce covered over low heat for approximately 5 min. or until chicken reaches 165-170° internal temperature. Cook Rice according to directions- This will take about 15-20 minutes so plan accordingly
19 Serve over rice.
 
 
Servings: 6

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