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Roast Chicken With Tomatillo Sauce

March 15th, 2010 by Shue

Roast Chicken With Tomatillo Sauce is a great menu for your dinner and you can serve with roasted new potatoes and asparagus. It is a simple recipe and delicious.
Serves: 4

Roast Chicken With Tomatillo Sauce

Ingredients

1/2 pound fresh tomatillos, husks removed and quartered
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 ounces diced green chilis

1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
Freshly ground pepper

2 whole chicken breasts, halved, skin and fat removed

4 red pepper rings

Puree the first six ingredients. Place in a 9 inch quiche pan or pie plate, cover with microwave plastic wrap, and microwave on high for 5 minutes. To cook on top of stove: place pureed ingredients in a saucepan and simmer 20 minutes.

Place the chicken in the sauce, flesh side up, with the thick side toward the outside of the dish. Baste wi

th the sauce mixture. Cover tightly with double plastic wrap and cook on high for 7 minutes. Uncover and cook on high for 2 minutes. Place a pepper ring on each piece of chicken, return to oven, and microwave on high for 2 minutes more.

To bake in oven: Spoon the sauce over the chicken, cover, and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes.