CHICKEN WITH FIGS IN PORT SAUCE

CHICKEN WITH FIGS IN PORT SAUCE image

Categories Dinner

Number Of Ingredients 19

Mom and Dad version
2 1/2 Tbs butter
1 1/4 T port
5 oz whipping cream
2 1/2 oz onion
1 1/4 tsp orange peel
5 oz apricot snipped
7 slices bacon, cooked crumbled
2 1/2 lbs chicken
The other version
2 lbs chicken breasts
2 Tbs butter
1 cup t port or sweet red wine
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup sliced green onions with tops
1 Tbsp finely shredded orange peel
6 sun dried figs cut into fourths
6 slices bacon cooked crisply and crumbled
Hot cooked rice

Steps:

Remove skin and bones from chicken breasts; cut each whole chicken breast into halves. flatten each half breast to 1/2 inch thickness between waxed paper, careful not to cut chicken Heat margarine in 10 inch skillet over medium heat until melted. Cook ckicken in butter turning once until light brown. 15-20 min. Add port. heat to boiling redue heat. Cover and simmer until chicken is done 15-20 min remove chicken to warm platter, keep warm Add whipping cramto skillet. heat to boiling; cook uncovered until very thick, about 8 mins. Stir in remaining ingrediants except rice. Cook, stirring occasionally, until figs/apricots are hot about 3 min. place chicken in pieces on rice; spoon sauce over chicken and rice. Garnish with orange sections and sprigs of fresh herb if desired.