Buttermilk Chicken

Main Dish

Ingredients

8 Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless

1 Tbl Garlic, minced

1 cup Buttermilk

1 tsp Salt

2 tsp Hot Sauce

1 Tbl Worcestershire

2 Tbl Poultry Seasoning

1 tsp Black pepper

1 cup Flour

2 Tbl Bacon grease (or canola oil)

2 cups Mushroom Béchamel Sauce

1 /2 cup Sour cream

1 /2 cup Green onion, chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.

In a mixing bowl, combine garlic, buttermilk, salt, hot sauce and Worcestershire. Mix well and pour over the chicken. Allow to marinate for 1-2 hours. After marinating, remove the chicken and reserve the buttermilk marinade. Add the Poultry Seasoning and pepper to the flour. Place the bacon grease in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly flour chicken and brown on both sides in skillet.

Place chicken into a three-quart Pyrex baking dish. Combine marinade, Mushroom Béchamel Sauce, green onions and sour cream. Spread mixture evenly over chicken. Bake uncovered 25 minutes.

Yield: eight servings

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