Chicken Breasts Savoyard

Total time: 45 minutes
     An elegant party dish, it expands easily.  Boneless chicken and artichoke bottoms, baked in a white wine sauce.  It can be prepared ahead and baked at the last minutes.  Very little work for gourmet main course.  Serve with some fluffy Basmati.

 Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts - boneless, skinless, 350gr, 12.4oz
• 1 medium onion, 110gr, 3.9oz
• 1 tsp dried tarragon
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp olive oil, 9gr, .32oz
• 3/4 cup dry white wine, 180gr, 6.4oz
• 1/2 cup chicken broth, 112gr, 4oz
• 1/2 cup (4oz, 125ml) Greek or plain yogurt, or sour cream, 125gr, 4.4oz plain yogurt
• 1 tbs Dijon-style mustard, 15gr, .53oz
• 1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) Parmesan cheese, 50gr, 1.7oz
• 2 tbs cornstarch dissolved in 3 tbs water, 16gr, .56oz
• 6 medium - large artichoke bottoms, 400gr, 14oz

 Instructions:

• Cut onion in half and slice thinly. 
• Cut the chicken breasts in half, the short way. 
• In nonstick skillet heat oil over medium-high heat.  Add onion and sauté until tender. 
• Add tarragon, thyme and chicken breasts and sauté until chicken starts to brown.
• Add the white wine, cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes. 
• Open and drain artichoke bottoms.
• In a small baking dish (just large enough to hold everything and, if possible, nice enough to go directly to the table) arrange artichoke bottoms in a single layer. 
• Remove chicken breasts and arrange around artichokes. 
• Increase heat under skillet to medium-high, add the chicken broth and mustard to the wine. 
• When simmering hard stir in cornstarch mixture and cook until thickened. 
• Remove from heat; add yogurt and Parmesan.  Pour sauce over chicken and artichokes and bake in 400F (200C) for 15 minutes. 
• Remove and serve.

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Nutrition Information               Recipe serves 2            Entire Recipe / per serving Calories:  1177 / 588.5 Total Carbohydrates:  67 / 33.5           Dietary Fiber: 9 / 4.5 Total Fat:  37.5 / 18.75          Saturated Fat: 15 / 7.5 Cholesterol:  286 / 143 Protein:  110 / 55 Calcium:  782 / 391 Sodium:   1696 / 848

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/