ELEGANT CHICKEN ATHENA

Elegant Chicken Athena image

This is an elegant dinner for company, and not hard to do at all. Add wild rice with this for a completely wonderful meal.

Provided by Susan Calderon

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Pan-Fried

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

6 eggs
¼ cup milk
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts
2 tablespoons minced shallots
½ cup dry white wine
½ cup chicken stock
½ cup heavy cream
¼ cup butter
1 ½ tablespoons pomegranate syrup
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Steps:

Beat together the eggs and the milk. Dredge the chicken breasts in the flour, and then in the egg wash. Dredge in the pistachios.
Lightly fry chicken in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine over medium heat until slightly browned. Place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.
When the meat is almost done, melt 2 tablespoons butter or margarine in a saucepan. Saute shallots until soft. Add cream, white wine, chicken stock, and pomegranate syrup. Simmer for a few minutes.
Place chicken on plates, and pour Athena sauce over.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 597.4 calories, Carbohydrate 24.3 g, Cholesterol 336 mg, Fat 37.4 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 37.9 g, SaturatedFat 15.1 g, Sodium 394 mg, Sugar 3.5 g