German Peasant Style Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Wash and dry the chicken pieces. Beat the egg, 1 1/2 t salt and 1/4 t pepper. Dip chicken in mixture, then roll in the bread crumbs mixed with the cheese. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a skillet, and sauté the chicken until browned and tender. Transfer to a baking pan and place in a 350 oven while preparing the sauce.
• Melt the remaining butter in the skillet in which the chicken was cooked. Sauté the mushrooms 5 minutes. Blend in the flour, dash of salt and pepper. Gradually add the milk stirring steadily until it reaches the boiling point. Mix in the wine and cook over low heat 5 minutes. Arrange the chicken on a hot serving dish ad pour sauce over it.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In small skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towels, crumble, and set aside. Cook onion and garlic in bacon drippings until crisp tender, about 4 minutes.
• In 9x13 glass baking dish, combine sausage, sauerkraut, tomato sauce and honey and mix well (you might want to spray dish with cooking spray to keep from sticking). Add cooked onion and garlic (including drippings) and stir.
• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper and place on top of sauerkraut mixture. Sprinkle everything with the bacon.
• Cover with foil and bake for 55-65 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.