Brazilian chicken and mushrooms

Summary

Yield
6 Servings
Source

World Food Wine

Prep time30 minutes
RecipesAppetizer Lunch Entrée Dinner Main meal Light meal South America Poultry Brazil America Supper Simmer Moderate

Description

Tasty and easy, this chicken and mushroom recipe is a good way to get started with Brazilian flavors. Recipes with eggs and milk show Portuguese influence in Brazilian cooking.

Ingredients

1Cupmilk (or thin cream)
2Tablespoonbutter
2Tablespoonflour
3Cupchicken (already cooked and sliced)
4 egg yolk
1⁄2 green bell pepper (diced)
1⁄2 red bell pepper (diced)
1Cupmushrooms (sliced)
1Teaspoonlemon juice
1⁄2Teaspoonsalt
1⁄2Teaspoonpepper

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter, add the mushrooms and diced pepper, red and green. Saute for 5 minutes over a slow heat to prevent butter from burning. Add flour and seasonings, mix well, then add cold chicken broth and milk. Stir constantly until creamy.
  2. Set dish over hot water in a double boiler, add chicken slices, lemon juice and cook until hot. Then add well-beaten egg yolks. Continue stirring until everything is hot. Do not overcook unless you like creamy scrambled
  3. Serve on toast, if desired.

Ingredients, metric
 

250 ml  
 
chicken broth
 

250 ml  
 
milk, or thin cream
 

50 g  
 
butter
 

50 g
 
flour
 

400 g
 
chicken, cooked, sliced
 

4
 
egg yolks
 

1/2
 
green pepper, diced
 

1/2
 
red pepper, diced
 

150 g  
 
mushrooms, sliced
 

5 ml
 
lemon juice
 

 
salt
 

 
pepper
 

Nutrition facts
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
 

Amount Per Serving
 
 
 

Calories
 
262.22
 

Calories From Fat (55%)
 
144.82
 

 
 
% Daily Value

Total Fat 15.85g
 
24%
 

Saturated Fat 6.34g
 
32%
 

Cholesterol 220.25mg
 
73%
 

Sodium 372.50mg
 
16%
 

Potassium 326.35mg
 
9%
 

Carbohydrates 6.33g
 
2%
 

Dietary Fiber 0.47g
 
2%
 

Sugar 0.55g
 
 
 

Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
 
 
 

Net Carbohydrates 5.86g
 
 
 

Protein 22.49g
 
45%