Recipe: Chicken in a Pouch with Vegetables (microwave)

Chicken in a Pouch with Vegetables (microwave)
Source: Random House Microwave Cookbook
Servings: 4

2 tablespoons margarine
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 small carrots -- julienned
1 stalk celery -- julienned
1 leek -- see directions*
1 teaspoon thyme
salt and pepper -- to taste

*Julienne the white part of the leek only.

Fold 4 pieces (15 x 10-inches) of parchment paper in half crosswise; trim corners to make ovals. Open ovals and brush with butter; leaving 1 inch border.

Place chicken breasts in center of each oval, spread with mustard. Sprinkle evenly with carrots, celery, leek, thyme and salt and pepper to taste. Fold paper over chicken and crimp edges to seal. Slash top to vent slightly. Arrange on a large plate or platter with thickest portions pointing outward.

Microwave at HIGH for 6 to 8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside, rotating halfway through. Let stand 3 minutes before serving.