I’ve been making this recipe since college and was excited that it used rice for the food storage…until I figured out how to make it using MAGIC MIX! Now it’s even easier to make (which in and of itself is shocking) and SUPER delicious!
Lemon Pepper Chicken Saute
4 chicken breasts
2 T. butter
1 c. baby carrots, quartered length wise
1/3 c. sliced green onions
1 c. chicken broth (I made mine from bouillon…so much cheaper)
1/2 c. MAGIC MIX
2 t. lemon pepper
1/4 c. sour cream or cream cheese
1 t. parsley flakes
In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saute chicken 7-10 minutes per side or until done; remove from skillet. Keep warm.
Add carrots and onions to skillet. Saute 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth, lemon pepper, MAGIC MIX (remember you can add MAGIC MIX directly to a hot liquid with OUT it clumping!) Stir with wire whisk until thickened. Simmer 2 minutes. Add sour cream/cream cheese and parsley. Simmer 2 minutes. Spoon over chicken and serve over rice.
If you have questions about rice, make sure you read my previous post about rice by clicking HERE.
Looks good and fancy for foodstorage.
Looks good and fancy for foodstorage.
Looks good and fancy for foodstorage.
I love this recipe. I’m going to make it Saturday for dinner. Thank you so much for sharing.
I love this recipe. I’m going to make it Saturday for dinner. Thank you so much for sharing.
This looks absolutely mouthwatering! I’m so ready for lunch, thanks for the great recipe.
This looks absolutely mouthwatering! I’m so ready for lunch, thanks for the great recipe.
This looks absolutely mouthwatering! I’m so ready for lunch, thanks for the great recipe.
So – we just used this as our base for dinner – we had to make a few adaptations, since I didn’t want to go to the grocery store. Instead of using whole chicken breasts, I made the sauce as directed with the carrots and onions, and when I stirred in the sour cream, I stirred in a 12(?)-ounce can of Costco chicken breast, some green peas (my kids eat things with green peas in them) and some small cooked pasta – it was a tasty pasta dish.
I think this sauce would be great with many different seasoning blends – I was out of lemon pepper, but had a pasta seasoning blend that was excellent (it did have lemon and pepper as part of its ingredients).
Thank you for making my dinners easier and tastier. I love the Magic Mix variations.
So – we just used this as our base for dinner – we had to make a few adaptations, since I didn’t want to go to the grocery store. Instead of using whole chicken breasts, I made the sauce as directed with the carrots and onions, and when I stirred in the sour cream, I stirred in a 12(?)-ounce can of Costco chicken breast, some green peas (my kids eat things with green peas in them) and some small cooked pasta – it was a tasty pasta dish.
I think this sauce would be great with many different seasoning blends – I was out of lemon pepper, but had a pasta seasoning blend that was excellent (it did have lemon and pepper as part of its ingredients).
Thank you for making my dinners easier and tastier. I love the Magic Mix variations.
So – we just used this as our base for dinner – we had to make a few adaptations, since I didn’t want to go to the grocery store. Instead of using whole chicken breasts, I made the sauce as directed with the carrots and onions, and when I stirred in the sour cream, I stirred in a 12(?)-ounce can of Costco chicken breast, some green peas (my kids eat things with green peas in them) and some small cooked pasta – it was a tasty pasta dish.
I think this sauce would be great with many different seasoning blends – I was out of lemon pepper, but had a pasta seasoning blend that was excellent (it did have lemon and pepper as part of its ingredients).
Thank you for making my dinners easier and tastier. I love the Magic Mix variations.
Oh yum…this looks delicious.:) I’m definitely going to try this recipes. I’m really loving the Magic Mix recipes. I think, I’ve told everyone I know.:)
Thanks for sharing,
Joyce
Oh yum…this looks delicious.:) I’m definitely going to try this recipes. I’m really loving the Magic Mix recipes. I think, I’ve told everyone I know.:)
Thanks for sharing,
Joyce
Oh yum…this looks delicious.:) I’m definitely going to try this recipes. I’m really loving the Magic Mix recipes. I think, I’ve told everyone I know.:)
Thanks for sharing,
Joyce
What would be a healthier alternative to magic mix? A healthy cream of chicken soup maybe?
What would be a healthier alternative to magic mix? A healthy cream of chicken soup maybe?
To the above comment, I actually think magic mix is healthier (and tastier and cheaper) than creamed soup but that’s just me.
I’m going to go make this for dinner right now! Thanks for the great recipe Crystal!
To the above comment, I actually think magic mix is healthier (and tastier and cheaper) than creamed soup but that’s just me.
I’m going to go make this for dinner right now! Thanks for the great recipe Crystal!
I actually get my canned soup for 29 cents which is cheaper than the butter in magic mix, and I think the fat content would be less (about 5 grams per can). Just a thought . . . maybe I’m wrong . . . I just don’t like to use a lot of butter in my meals.
I actually get my canned soup for 29 cents which is cheaper than the butter in magic mix, and I think the fat content would be less (about 5 grams per can). Just a thought . . . maybe I’m wrong . . . I just don’t like to use a lot of butter in my meals.
I actually get my canned soup for 29 cents which is cheaper than the butter in magic mix, and I think the fat content would be less (about 5 grams per can). Just a thought . . . maybe I’m wrong . . . I just don’t like to use a lot of butter in my meals.
I am so excited about your book. Can’t wait to get it. I received my magnets in the mail this weekend and I love them. Thanks.
I am so excited about your book. Can’t wait to get it. I received my magnets in the mail this weekend and I love them. Thanks.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Sarahdanette. So I put the magic mix recipe into a recipe nutrion calculator and found out that the store bought soup would be lower in fat by about 3-5g per recipe and about about 35 calories per recipe. For me I like the magic mix because I know exactly what I am putting in my food as well as sodium content. If you make your own broth or buy a low sodium boullion powder as well as a low or no salt margarine you can reduce your sodium alot. Then I put it back in with sea salt. I already have tried replacing the dry milk with soy protien powder and it worked really well for the two recipes I tried it with. I’m going to play around with the mix and see if I can find a lower fat option. On it’s own the magic mix is not to bad for fat in a recipe until you add cheese or sour cream or are sauting your veggies in additional fats. Then fat content can get up there.
Sarahdanette. So I put the magic mix recipe into a recipe nutrion calculator and found out that the store bought soup would be lower in fat by about 3-5g per recipe and about about 35 calories per recipe. For me I like the magic mix because I know exactly what I am putting in my food as well as sodium content. If you make your own broth or buy a low sodium boullion powder as well as a low or no salt margarine you can reduce your sodium alot. Then I put it back in with sea salt. I already have tried replacing the dry milk with soy protien powder and it worked really well for the two recipes I tried it with. I’m going to play around with the mix and see if I can find a lower fat option. On it’s own the magic mix is not to bad for fat in a recipe until you add cheese or sour cream or are sauting your veggies in additional fats. Then fat content can get up there.