RECIPE: HARVEST SAUSAGE & CORN BREAD UNSTUFFED CHICKEN BREAST- Serves 4

18 November 2010
lauren
23 Comments

Source: Better Home’s and Garden’s Special Interest Publications: Ultimate Chicken Magazine (2010)

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 pound bulk sweet Italian sausage
  • 4 Bone-In, skin-on chicken breast halves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped, peeled butternut squash or sweet potato
  • 1 cup sliced celery (4 stalks)
  • ½ cup chopped onion (1 medium)
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 5 cups coarsely crumbled corn bread\2 tablespoons snipped fresh sage
  • 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard

Method:

  • In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat until brown, stirring to break into small pieces. With a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a 3-quart rectangular baking dish.
  • Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add to skillet, skin side down; cook about 5 minutes or until brown, turning to brown evenly. Remove from pan.
  • Add mustard seeds to skillet; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until seeds begin to pop. Add squash, celery, and onion; cook about 6 minutes or until vegetables are just tender. Carefully add wine and broth; bring to boiling. Pour mixture over sausage in dish. Add corn bread, sage, and orange peel; carefully stir.
  • Place chicken on top of corn bread mixture, skin side up. In a small bowl, combine orange juice and mustard; spoon over chicken. Cover with foil. Bake in a 375 degree F oven about 30 minutes or until no longer pink (‘170 degrees F). Remove foil during last 10 minutes of baking.

Makes 4 servings.

Per Serving: 617 Cal, 26G Fat (7G Sat. Fat), 158 MG Chol, 1,363 MG Sodium, 39 G Carbo, 49 G Pro

Comments

  2. Maribeth Burry

    We wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, but the whole family was over the idea of turkey. We made this recipe instead since the flavors sounded very similar to Thanksgiving-time foods. So happy we made the change because it was delish! Thanks Lauren!

  3. Will Pacilio

    I was trying to figure out what to make for my date tomorrow. She is a fitness junkie and I wanted to make something healthy. Thanks for making it so easy. this one looks delish!

  10. Laurinda Saunders

    I think I am going to skip out on having a traditional Thanksgiving next year and make this instead. Everyone I invited to dinner tonight loved it!

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