Chicken Breasts in Mushroom Sauce

By didoc

From Susan C. Haabestad of Radnor, PA

Ingredients

• Chicken
• 8 whole chicken breasts, boned and split
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• dash pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• Sauce
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 scallions, chopped
• 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 10 1/2 ounce cans cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup sherry
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Coat bones breasts with flour and brown in the shortening. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika and place in a shallow baking bowl. Bake for 45 minutes.

Sauté scallions and mushrooms in butter. Add soup and sour cream. Add sherry to the sauce; stir and heat. Pour over baked chicken breasts. Sprinkle almonds on top and bake a few minutes until the almonds are crisp.