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                  CHICKEN AND SHRIMP IN RED WINE SAUCE

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main dish                        Poultry
               Appetizers                       Microwave

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2 1/2   lb           Broiler-fryer chicken to
  3       lb           Broiler-fryer chicken, cut
                       -into serving pieces
  1       t            Salt
    1/4   ts           Pepper
    1/4   c            Flour
    1/2   c            Butter or margarine
  1       lg           Finely chopped onion
  2                    Cloves garlic,
                       -peeled and crushed
  3       tb           Chopped parsley
    3/4   c            Red wine
    1/2   ts           Italian seasoning
  8       oz           Can tomato sauce
  1       t            Dried sweet basil leaves
  1       lb           Raw, shelled deveined shrimp

 1. Wash chicken and pat dry. Set aside.
 2. In a plastic bag combine salt, pepper and flour. Coat each piece of
 chicken with seasoned flour.
 3. In a large, heat-resistant, non-metallic skillet melt butter on top of a
 conventional surface unit.
 4. Add chicken pieces and brown on all sides until golden brown.
 5. Remove chicken pieces and set aside. Add onions and garlic to skillet.
 Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 1 1/2 minutes or until onion is tender.
 6. Add chopped parsley, wine, ltalian seasoning, tomato sauce, and sweet
 basil to sauteed onion mixture. Stir to combine.
 7. Add reserved chicken pieces and heat, covered, in Microwave Oven for 12
 to
 15 minutes or until chicken is tender.
 8. Remove chicken pieces and place on serving platter.
 9. Add shrimp to wine sauce and heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 3
 minutes
 or until sauce bubbles and shrimp turn pink. (Do not overcook shrimp as
 they
 will become tough.)
 10. Skim any fat from surface of sauce. Pour shrimp sauce over chicken
 pieces.



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