Braised Chicken With Creamy Wine Sauce

• 1/2 pound fresh pearl onions, unpeeled
• 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons margarine, divided
• 1 cup slivered onion
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrot
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
• 4 (8-ounce) chicken breast halves, skinned
• 2 chicken drumsticks (about 1/2 pound), skinned
• 2 chicken thighs (about 1/2 pound), skinned
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 cup Chardonnay or other dry white wine
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (10 1/2-ounce) can low-salt chicken broth
• 1/2 cup evaporated skimmed milk
• 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, quartered

1. Drop pearl onions into boiling water in a Dutch oven, and cook 3 minutes. Drain; rinse with cold water, and peel. Set aside.
2. Melt 1 tablespoon of margarine in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add slivered onion, carrot, and celery; saute 5 minutes. Place the onion mixture in a bowl; set aside.
3. Add chicken pieces to Dutch oven; cook 4 minutes, turning chicken pieces once. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low; cook 10 minutes. Combine flour, salt, and pepper; sprinkle over both sides of chicken. Cover and cook 5 minutes. Return onion mixture to pan; add wine and next 4 ingredients, stirring gently. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from pan, and arrange on a serving platter; set aside, and keep warm. Discard bay leaf.
4. Bring sauce to a boil; cook 7 minutes or until the sauce is reduced to about 3 cups, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium; gradually stir in milk, and cook an additional 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cover and set aside.
5. Melt the remaining 2 teaspoons margarine in a skillet over medium heat, and add pearl onions. Saute 4 minutes or until tender; remove from skillet. Add mushrooms, and saute 3 minutes. Arrange the pearl onions and the mushrooms around chicken on serving platter, and spoon the sauce over chicken and vegetables.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/braised-chicken-with-creamy-wine-sauce (may not work)