Light Chicken Stroganoff
1/2 cup dried tomatoes 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut crosswise into 1/2" wide strips Ground white pepper 1 1/2-2 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tbsp salad oil 1 med onion, thinly slices 8oz mushrooms, sliced 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger 1/2 tsp dry thyme 4 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water 1/2 tsp sugar 1 cup plain lowfat yogurt 8oz med wide eggless noodles 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth 3/4 cup dry white wine 2 tbsp dry sherry Chopped parsley In a small bowl, soak tomatoes in hot water to cover until very soft (about 1 hour). Drain well, cut into strips and set aside. Sprinkle chicken with white pepper; dust with flour and shake off excess. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wide nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken, about half at a time and cook, lifting and turning often, until lightly browned (4-5 minutes). Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside. When chicken has been cooked, heat reamining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in pan. Add onion, mushrooms, ginger and thyme; cook, stirring often, until onion is soft and mushrooms are lightly browned (10-12 minutes). Meanwhile, stir cornstarch mixture and sugar into yogurt and set aside. Also, in a 4 1/2-5 quart pan, cook noodles in 2 1/2 quarts boiling water just until tender to bite (about 10 minutes) or cook according to package directions. Drain, then arrange around edge of a warm deep platter; keep warm. Stir garlic into mushroom mixture and cook for 1 minute. Then stir in broth, wine and sherry. Bring to a boil, stirring. Add tomatoes, chicken and yogurt mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring until sauce is thickened. Spoon chicken mixture into center of noodles and sprinkle with parsley.
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