Chicken With Artichokes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 artichoke hearts, cut in three
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, cleaned and cut in three
• 1 shallot, peeled and chopped
• 3 tablespoons cognac
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, heated
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon fresh parsley
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat butter in saute pan over medium heat. add chicken and season well with salt and black pepper. cover and cook 5 minutes on each side over very low heat.
• 2 meanwhile, heat oil in frying pan. add artichoke hearts and mushrooms and shallot. season, cover and cook 5 minutes over medium heat.
• 3 add cognac and cook 2 minutes over high heat. do not cover.
• 4 pour in chicken stock and correct seasoning if needed. continue cooking 5 minutes over low heat.
• 5 dissolve cornstrach in cold water. incorporate into sauce in frying pan. stir in cream and simmer 1 minute.
• 6 place cooked chicken in sauce and simmer 3 minutes.
• 7 sprinkle with parsley and serve.