Chicken with Asparagus & Blue Cheese Sauce
Description:
Indulge in the exquisite flavors of this Chicken with Asparagus & Blue Cheese Sauce dish, where the boldness of blue cheese melds with tender chicken and vibrant asparagus to create a culinary masterpiece that will tantalize your taste buds. Even if you’re hesitant about blue cheese’s intensity, give it a chance in this recipe and prepare to be amazed by the depth of flavor it adds!
Recipe Information:
- Cuisine: Canadian
- Category: Chicken
- Keywords: Poultry, Vegetable, Meat, Weeknight, Oven, Easy
- Total Time: 1 hour and 25 minutes
- Preparation Time: 25 minutes
- Cooking Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4 servings
- Calories (per serving): 695.5
- Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Fat: 44.9g
- Saturated Fat: 12.2g
- Cholesterol: 163.5mg
- Sodium: 1544.3mg
- Carbohydrates: 25.8g
- Fiber: 4.7g
- Sugar: 4.2g
- Protein: 43.6g
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken legs |
| 3 | All-purpose flour |
| 3 | Canola oil |
| 1/2 | White wine |
| 1/2 | Blue cheese |
| 2 | Salt |
| 1/4 | Pepper |
| 1/4 | Condensed cream of soup |
| 2 | Bunches of asparagus |
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius).
- Prepare the Chicken:
- Cut the chicken legs in half at the joint.
- Dredge each piece of chicken with flour and set aside.
- Heat canola oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Brown the chicken pieces on all four sides until golden brown.
- Prepare the Blue Cheese Sauce:
- In a medium bowl, combine white wine, crumbled blue cheese, condensed cream of soup, salt, and pepper.
- Pour half of this mixture into a 12″ x 10″ glass casserole dish.
- Bake the Chicken:
- Place the browned chicken pieces on top of the sauce in the casserole dish.
- Pour the remaining sauce mixture over the chicken.
- Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
- Prepare the Asparagus:
- While the chicken is baking, prepare the asparagus.
- Gently bend each asparagus stalk near the end until it breaks at the point where it becomes too tough to eat. Discard the tough ends.
- Rinse the asparagus spears under cold, running water and drain them.
- Cut each spear into 1 1/2″ pieces.
- Finish Baking:
- After 30 minutes, remove the casserole dish from the oven.
- Scatter the prepared asparagus pieces between the chicken pieces in the dish.
- Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
- Return the dish to the oven and continue baking for an additional 30 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Serve:
- Once the chicken is cooked through, serve it hot over cooked white rice, allowing the flavors of the succulent chicken, tender asparagus, and rich blue cheese sauce to delight your senses.
Enjoy your culinary adventure with this delectable Chicken with Asparagus & Blue Cheese Sauce recipe, perfect for any weeknight dinner or special occasion! 🍗🧀🌿
