Chicken Legs Amandine
From otterpond 12 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 4
An inexpensive dish but fancy enough to serve to company. The recipe comes from the Atkins recipe collection and is appropriate for Phases 2 and up.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil shopping list
- 1 ½ pound chicken legs shopping list
- ¼ cup slivered almonds shopping list
- ½ cup dry white wine shopping list
- ¼ cup water shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, pushed through a press shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley shopping list
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to warm setting. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken legs with salt and pepper. Brown chicken 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 30 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Transfer to a platter and place in oven.
- Add almonds to skillet; cook 2 to 3 minutes, until golden. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon. Pour off fat from skillet. Add wine, water and garlic to skillet. Increase heat to high and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced by half. Remove from heat and stir in almonds, butter, parsley and lemon juice. Spoon sauce over chicken.
- Net Carbs: 2 grams
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A very tasty sauce! I was skeptical about it when I added the butter thinking it would taste too much like butter, but it didn't. I clearly could taste the lemon and wine. Very delicious. Added my picture, too. More in IMI
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