Friday, July 8, 2011

Mustard Herb Chicken~Orzo~Brussel Sprouts

How about this for supper?
Ingredient list for the whole meal:
2 boneless skinless chicken breast
3 minced garlic cloves
olive oil
few sprigs of thyme( i keep an herb garden all summer...once you start using fresh herbs its hard to go back to dried!)
salt
pepper
1 cup of orzo
2 tbsp of honey mustard (I saved some packs from mcdonalds left over from lunch and used them)
5 tbsp of half and half
1 package of brussel sprouts
1/2 c of chicken broth
2 tbsp of butter
1/2 white wine

For the chicken mix the olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper in a bowl. pour/rub over chicken really good. Cook in a skillet with a little olive oil. pull chicken and set aside. pour the white whine in and deglaze the pan scraping up all the bits from the bottom and let that simmer down to reduce a bit. and while it does cut the bottoms off the brussel sprouts and begin cooking your orzo (salt your water before you boil the orzo, it always makes pasta taste better!). throw brussel sprouts in a pan with 1 tbsp of butter and a little olive oil at a med heat and salt and pepper them. let them come to a good sizzle and shake them around  and let them roll in the pan. once they begin to brown a little throw in the chicken broth and cover for about 15 min till they get dark green and soft. Now back to the pan that was deglazing~ you need to put in your honey mustard and 3-4 tbsp of half and half and 1 tbsp of butter and whisk it all around making a sauce. drain your orzo and add some of the sauce you just made to it plus a little more half and half to make it creamy.  place the chicken in the remaining sauce and coat it. when you plate it make sure you drizzle all the sauce till its gone....cause trust me it is that good!!


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