Chicken Tenders With Carrots And Broccoli - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb chicken tenders, cut into strips
1 lb broccoli, divided into florets
4 medium carrots, thinly sliced on the bias
1 tablespoon oil and 1 tbs butter
2 tablespoons good curry powder
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk, half and half can be substituted
4 stalks spring onions, sliced into oblong rings
salt and pepper, parsley to garnish
1/2 cup chicken broth

Preparation

blanch the carrots and broccoli in a pot of boiling water, 1 -2 minutes, immediately transfer to a bowl of ice water to set the color, drain and set aside.
heat the butter and oil in a heavy, nonstick skillet.
add the chicken strips and sautee for a few minutes until golden brown.
add the flour and curry powder and sautee for a minute while constantly stirring.
deglaze with milk or half and half (use less flour and add chicken broth if using half and half milk) and simmer for @ 6 minutes, add more broth as needed.
add broccoli and carrots, heat through, sprinkle with spring onions.
garnish with parsley or cilantro and serve immediately.