Auto Parts Chicken

An easy all-in-one skillet dish. My children named it as a joke from a well known local ad on the TV! If desired, serve with good bread and a salad.

• Calories: 435 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ⅔ cup water
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1 leek, chopped
• 4 large potatoes, chopped
• ½ white onion, sliced into thin wedges
• 2 large carrots, sliced diagonally
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can herb seasoned chicken broth

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large skillet, heat the butter/margarine and oil over medium heat. Lightly brown the chicken breast halves. Add the garlic, leek and onion and saute until they begin to soften. Add the potatoes and carrots, then add chicken broth, water, bay leaf, pepper and parsley. Simmer all together for 30 minutes or until vegetables are soft.

Step 2

Combine 2 tablespoons each flour and water and mix together (done easily if you shake together in a jar). Turn up heat under skillet and add flour/water mixture to thicken the juices.