Dinner

Chicken in Basil is for Dinner.

Chicken in Basil takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Chicken in Basil takes 20 minutes to cook.

Chicken in Basil makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Chicken in Basil are:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (if you use less than this, DO NOT reduce other things proportionately, i.e. if you're making 2 breasts, maybe cut the sauce ingredients down by a third, but not by half)

1 Tbsp Olive Oil
3 Tbsp Margarine
1/4 cup flour
About 1 and 1/3 cups of any combination: Soy Milk, Skim Milk, Chicken Stock
1 large bunch of Basil leaves, chopped down to make about 1 cup chopped
salt/pepper to taste

Here is how you make Chicken in Basil:

Saute chicken breasts in olive oil for about 10 minmeanwhile, chop up basilAdd margarine to skillet and meltadd 2/3 of the basil and sautemix flour with 1/3 cup of liquid till smooth then add to skillet, stirring to avoid lumpsadd rest of liquid and remaining basilsalt/pepper to tastesimmer,stirring frequently for another 5 min or so until chicken is done and sauce is lightly thickened.Serve with brown riceNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRANNYNIGHTHAWK.

The nutritional information for Chicken in Basil is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 262.1

• Total Fat: 12.4 g
• Cholesterol: 80.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,156.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 6.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
• Protein: 30.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Chicken in Basil is Lactose Free