Chicken Madeira

My husband and I celebrated our birthdays together by going to Cheesecake Factory (Our birthdays are only 3 days apart). I ordered a Chicken Madeira, and by golly it was sooooooooo delicious! I mean it! I was like, I have got to have a recipe of this. Few months later, my husband and I got tired of eating same type of recipes for chicken and wanted to try something new. I thought of Chicken Madeira and suggested it to my husband. He said that he would love to try it. I went on a research spree to find out exactly what was in it and found a website and I copied the ingredients and tweaked it a bit to our liking. It turned out fantastic and I guarantee you that you will NOT regret trying this recipe. It actually very cheap and easy to make this entree, even better than I thought.

RECIPE:  serves 4

1 tbsp olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breast
12 asparagus spears
4 sliced mozzarella cheese (shredded works fine, but bit messier)
3 cups Madeira wine
2 cups beef broth
1 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cornstarch
Mushrooms - Optional

1. Pound the chicken breast to 1/4 inch thick then place the chicken in a large frying pan coated with olive oil. Season them with salt and pepper to your taste. (I used peppers only).

2. Saute the chicken until it's barely done then take it out and set it aside. Remove oil.

3. Preheat the oven to a broil setting.

4. Add wine, beef broth, cornstarch, butter, and peppers to the frying pan. (Make sure you blended cornstarch with beef broth first before adding to the pan to avoid clumps) Bring to a boil then reduce heat.
5. Put chickens back in the sauce and let it simmer for 20 minutes or until the sauce is thick. (If the sauce is still not thick, you can add a little more cornstarch.) The sauce is supposed to shrink in half than it originally was.

5. When the sauce is almost ready, add the asparagus into the sauce with the chickens until the end. (Optional: add mushroom to the sauce.)

6. Once done cooking, place the chicken on a baking pan or dish, arrange three asparagus on top of each chicken then put mozzarella cheese over it. Bake it until cheese melts then serve hot!

This entree goes great with mashed potato. You can pour remaining sauce over mashed potato and chicken. It is even more delicious to be able to enjoy this gourmet taste.