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Smothered Chicken and Gravy

Here's a real southern specialty. Just add some warm-from-the-oven biscuits and smother your family with a large platter of seconds.
Prep Time: 55 min
Total Time: 1 hour 55 min
Makes: 4 servings
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2tablespoons vegetable oil
3- to 3 1/2-pound cut-up broiler-fryer chicken
3/4teaspoon salt
1/2teaspoon pepper
1/2medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
3green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
3/4cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/3cup soy sauce
3 1/2cups hot water
1teaspoon onion powder
Serve with...
Garden Medley Salad Garden Medley Salad
Total Time: 15 min
1.In deep 12-inch skillet, heat oil over low heat 5 minutes. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; place in hot skillet. Cover chicken with yellow and green onions. Increase heat to medium. Cook 10 minutes; turn chicken. Cook 10 minutes longer or until golden. Reduce heat to low; cook 5 minutes longer. Turn; cook 5 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet. Place in large pot or Dutch oven; set aside.
2.Continue heating skillet over low heat. In medium bowl, stir flour, soy sauce, 2 cups of the hot water and the onion powder with wire whisk or fork until smooth.
3.In hot skillet, cook flour mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly with wire whisk or fork, until mixture boils and thickens. Gradually stir in remaining 1 1/2 cups hot water until smooth.
4.Pour gravy over chicken in large pot. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. (Gravy may stick to pot.)
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Watching your salt intake? To reduce some of the salt in this dish, use reduced-sodium soy sauce.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 505 (Calories from Fat 245); Total Fat 27g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat ncg); Cholesterol 130mg; Sodium 1780mg; Total Carbohydrate 22g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars ncg); Protein 44Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 4%; Iron 20Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 6 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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