Chicken New Hampshire

Ingredients

• 4 (6 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• All-purpose flour, as needed
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 4 ounces julienned ham
• 1 red Delicious apples, cored, seeded and sliced thin
• 4 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup sliced onions
• 1/2 cup sherry
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram

Instructions

1. Heat large sauté pan over medium high heat and add oil then butter.
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper and then dredge in flour. Brush off any excess flour. Place chicken smooth side down in hot oil/butter. Reduce heat to medium. Cook until golden brown. Turn over and cook until golden brown.
3. Add ham, apples, mushrooms, onions and spices. Cook for two minutes.
4. Add sherry; reduce until only 1/2 of the liquid remains. Add stock; reduce until only 1/2 of the liquid remains. Add cream; reduce until only 1/2 of the liquid remains.
5. Add walnuts and cook for one minute.

Notes

Posted by luvtocook at Recipe Goldmine May 22, 2001.