Chicken in Wine Sauce, (Southern Living,1980)

Given that the title had wine in it, I was excited about this recipe.  It turned out well, but seemed to be lacking a certain "something" that neither Chris or I could put a finger on.  Maybe garlic?  I just don't know...

This is Southern Living's 1980 version of Chicken in Wine Sauce:

At least it wasn't cooked in the microwave...  I did keep it pretty close to the original, with a few minor changes. 

Chery's Chicken in Wine Sauce

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

salt

nutmeg

1 tbls butter (and cooking spray)

1/4 cup diced onions

1/4 lb fresh mushrooms (optional)

2/3 cup white wine

1 tsp cornstarch

2 tsp white wine

Hot cooked rice

Sprinkle chicken with salt and nutmeg.  Brown each side in skillet with butter & cooking spray.  Add onions and wine to chicken.  Bring to a boil; reduce heat, ocver and simmer for 20 minutes (until chicken is cooked through).  Remove chicken.

Combine cornstarch with wine in a small dish and add to the wine mixture; stirring constantly until sauce is thickened.  

Serve chicke and sauce over hot rice.

Chris and I did make the mushrooms, on the side, for Chris to include with his chicken.

Yuck.  These mushrooms did not touch my plate.

The final product was a little boring looking, but we gave the dish 3 stars overall.  Good, easy, and just a little plain.

It was better than it looked... but still just missing something, and really, when it comes down to it; we just didn't love this dish enough to really try it again and figure out what was missing.

- Chery