Chicken Beer Bake and green beans with carmalized onions

(Both fom the Ultimate Southern Living cookbook)

This was a very yummy and pretty easy recipe. My husband really liked it too! The green beans were really good also.

Chicken Beer Bake

1/3 cup all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

6 bone-in chicken breast

vegtable oil (I used olive oil)

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 tablespoon soy sauce (I used teryaki)

1/4 cup toasted slivered almons, divided ( I omitted, but it would be better with them)

1 cup beer (I used Budweiser)

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

~Combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge chicken in this mixture. Brown chicken in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove chicken and place in a lightly greased 13x9 baking dish.

~Combine soup, soy sauce, 2 tblspoons almonds, beer and mushrooms; poor over chicken.

~Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour, basting occasionally. Sprinkle with remaining almonds before serving.

~Yield 6 servings.

~Per Serving: Calories 443, Fat 26.4g

Green Beans with Carmelized Onions

2 lbs fresh green beans

2 large sweet onions

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

3 tablespoons light brown sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

~Trim beans, Cook beans in boiling water to cover for 12-15 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside, or cover and chill overnight if desired.

~Meanwhile, cut onions into thin slices, and cut each slice in half.

~Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large nonstick skillet over med-high heat, and add onion; Cook 8-10 min (do not stir). Continue cooking onion, stirring ofter, 15-20 minutes or until golden. Reduce hear to med. stir in remaining 2 tablespoons and brown sugar.

~Add green beans, and cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Add Vinegar, toss to coat.

~Yield: 8 Serving

~Per Serving: Calories 95, Fat 4.4 g