1/2cupleekssliced thin (or 1/4 cup white onion and 1/4 cup green onions)
4garlic clovesminced
1/2tsp.sage
1tsp.tarragon
2tsp.chicken bouillon
1/2tsp.black pepper
Juice of half a lemon
1 1/2cupchicken broth
1-2Tbls.cornstarch
1tsp.salt
1cupmilk
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Slice and chop the leeks, parsley and garlic. In a large tupperware or ziploc bag, place the chicken, melted butter, parsley, leeks, garlic, sage, tarragon, bouillon, and pepper. Let the chicken marinade for an hour (or more). Heat a large non-stick skillet to medium-high heat. Once the pan is really hot, remove 3-4 chicken breasts from the bag (leaving much of the marinade in the bag) and place the chicken into the hot pan. You don't want to crowd the chicken, so only cook a few at a time. Let the chicken get nice and golden brown on the bottom side before you flip over the chicken. This will take about 3-4 minutes. Turn the chicken over to the other side and continue to brown for another 2-3 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and place in a 9x13 baking dish. Continue this process with the remaining chicken breasts and then add those chickens to the baking pan. Place the chicken into the preheated oven and let the chicken continue to bake (covered with tinfoil) for an additional 15-20 minutes, depending how thick your chicken breasts are. Don't over cook the chicken so it will stay nice and moist.
Turn off the stove top while you prepare the pan sauce. For the sauce, add the remaining marinade/butter and seasonings into the pan you cooked the chicken
into (don't rinse out). Add the cornstarch, salt, and chicken broth. Whisk together these ingredients and then bring the pan back up to medium-high heat. Let the sauce simmer until it becomes translucent and it begins to thicken. Once the sauce is pretty thick, add some milk at the very end of the process to thin out the gravy. Continue to whisk and then remove from the heat. Serve this pan sauce over the cooked chicken and serve with mashed potatoes, stuffing or any other side dish you wish ?