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Chicken in a Pouch with Vegetables


Title: Chicken in a Pouch with Vegetables
Categories: Poultry
Yield: 4 Servings

2 tb Margarine
4 Boneless skinless chicken
-breasts
4 ts Dijon mustard
2 sm Carrots; julienned
1 Stalk celery; julienned
1 Leek; see directions
1 ts Thyme
Salt and pepper; to taste

*Julienne the white part of the leek only. Fold 4 pieces (15 x 10-inches)
in half crosswise; trim corners to make ovals. Open ovals and brush with
butter; leaving 1 inch border. Place chicken breasts in center of each
oval, spread with mustard. Sprinkle evenly with carrots, celery, leek, thym
and salt and pepper to taste. Fold paper over chicken and crimp edges to
seal. Slash top to vent slightly. Arrange on a large plate or platter with
thickest portions pointing outward. Microwave at HIGH for 6 to 8 minutes or
until chicken is no longer pink inside, rotating halfway through. Let stand
3 minutes before serving. Serves 4.

Recipe by: Random House Microwave Cookbook, p. 80

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Mary on Apr 18, 1998