Easy Garlic Chicken

Name: Easy Garlic Chicken
Ingredients: 1 head Garlic, Cloves Separated; 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil; 2 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts; Salt And Pepper; 3/4 cups Chicken Broth; 1/4 cups White Wine; 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard; 1 teaspoon Spicy Brown Mustard; 2- 1/2 teaspoons Flour; 1/4 teaspoons Salt; Chives Or Scallion Greens For Garnish

11 ingredients

17 steps

Ingredients

1 head Garlic, Cloves Separated
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
Salt And Pepper
3/4 cups Chicken Broth
1/4 cups White Wine
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1 teaspoon Spicy Brown Mustard
2- 1/2 teaspoons Flour
1/4 teaspoons Salt
Chives Or Scallion Greens For Garnish

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2

Lightly smash garlic cloves with the side of a large knife to loosen the skins.
3

Peel the cloves, cutting large cloves in half.
4

Heat the olive oil in a cast iron (or other oven-safe) skillet over medium-high heat.
5

Add the garlic and cook until it begins to brown, about 2 minutes.
6

Remove from pan and set aside.
7

Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
8

Add chicken to the pan and cook until browned on one side, about 4 minutes.
9

Turn the chicken.
10

Whisk together the chicken broth, wine, mustards, flour and 1/4 teaspoon of salt until smooth.
11

Return the garlic cloves to the pan and pour in the wine mixture.
12

Move pan to the oven and cook for 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (internal temperature should be 165 degrees F).
13

Whisk the sauce briefly to smooth out any lumps.
14

Serve the chicken sprinkled with chives or scallion greens.
15

Drizzle sauce over the chicken.
16

(The sauce is also excellent on potatoes.)
17

Adapted from the June 2012 issue of Eating Well magazine.