Chicken With Vegetables

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 4 chicken breast halves
• 2 medium carrots, quartered
• 2 medium potatoes, quartered
• 8 asparagus spears, tough ends removed and halved
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons onions, minced
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375º.
• 2 make a sauce by melting the butter in a pan over medium heat. add the flour while stirring to make a smooth paste. blend in milk and stir constantly until thickened. remove from heat and set aside.
• 3 remove skin and fat from the chicken. arrange it with the vegetables in a covered cassarole dish. add the bay leaf, peppercorns, onion, parsley and salt and pepper to the sauce.
• 4 pour the sauce over the chicken and vegetables. cover dish and bake for 45 minutes to and hour, or until the chicken is done and the vegetables are tender.