Creamy Chicken & Mushrooms

Don't let the ingredients list fool you folks, trust that I won't tell you to cook something weird, LOL.  This is a tasty dish with an easy cream sauce.  It's wonderful to mkae for a date if you don't know a lot about cooking either!


Ingredients:
1 c. chicken broth
1/3 c. Heinz 57 Sauce
1 Tbs cornstarch
1 tsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 Tbs vegetable oil, divided
1 c. fresh sliced mushrooms
1 med onion, sliced
1/3 c. sour cream
1/2 c. coarsely chopped, unsalted peanuts (optional)
Hot cooked egg noodles
chopped fresh parsley

Directions:
For sauce, in medium bowl, combine broth, Heinz 57 sauce, cornstarch, lemon juice and pepper.  Set aside.  In a large skillet, saute chicken in 1 Tbs of oil until cooked, about 5 minutes; remove chicken from skillet.  Saute onions and mushrooms in same skillet in remaining oil until the onion is tender.  Stir in sauce mixture and cook until thickened.  Gradually stir in sour cream and then return chicken to skillet; heat slowly.  DO NOT BOIL! Stir in peanuts.  Serve chicken and sauce over hot noodles, garnish with parsley.

Makes about 4 cups.