Golden Spiced Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed saffron thread
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 3/4 cup sliced onion
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock (about) or 1 1/2 cups canned chicken broth (about)
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 3 1/2 cups hot cooked rice
• 3 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 combine garlic, turmeric, ginger, salt and saffron; mix well.
• 2 add 1/4 cup olive oil; mix until blended.
• 3 coat chicken breast halves with this mixture, rubbing into the meat.
• 4 refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• 5 in a large skillet, heat remaining olive oil with butter or margarine; add onion.
• 6 cook over low heat until soft but not browned.
• 7 add chicken pieces and enough stock or broth to cover chicken.
• 8 cover and simmer until chicken is tender and opaque, about 25 minutes.
• 9 remove chicken; keep warm.
• 10 increase heat to medium high; cook broth until reduced to about 3/4 cup.
• 11 add cream; stir to blend.
• 12 continue to cook until mixture is further reduced and very slightly thickened.
• 13 taste sauce for seasoning.
• 14 spread rice on a heated serving platter.
• 15 top with chicken.
• 16 spoon sauce over chicken.
• 17 sprinkle with parsley.
• 18 how to cook with herbs, spices & flavorings.