best meal of the week

i made this on wednesday and it was a big hit. 

chicken breast with red bell peppers and onions in a

white wine sauce

 plated with grilled asparagus and mashed potatoes

 blackberry streusel topped pie with carmel ice cream

{store bought}

here's how i made it:

chicken

*butterfly and season chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder.

*sautee thinly sliced onions in olive oil on a medium low heat until softened, remove.

*sautee sliced bell peppers in olive oil and butter mixture on medium heat until slightly browned and semi-soft, remove.

*cook seasoned chicken in the same pan that the onions and peppers were cooked in for around 10 minutes or so depending on the thickness of the meat. remove.

*keeping the pan on medium high heat, add 1 Tbsp. butter to the pan and scrape up the browned bits left from the chicken and then add a tablespoon of flour, whisking it together to form a paste

*cook for about 30-45 seconds.  than add about a cup of wine whisking until it reduces a bit. 

*then add some chicken stock and finely chopped garlic and whisk until it bubbles then lower heat and let it cook for a few minutes, add a bit of salt to taste.

*place the chicken, onions and peppers in pan with sauce and stirred. 

mashed potatoes

*peel and cut potatoes into small chunks (i used golden yukons)

*boil unti fork tender

*drain and mash with milk, butter, sour cream, salt and pepper

asparagus

*clean and cut the ends of asparagus

*grill on a grill pan with olive oil until slightly browned, but still firm

*season with a little salt

this was so good and it was pretty simple.  i kind of made up the recipe as i went and i was pleasantly surprised.  try it out, trust me, you will enjoy it! 

{it may look a little complicated but i made this dish on a weeknight after working all day and it was done in no time.}