Gravy and Side Dish to Accompany The Baked Chicken

Somebody submitted a question to me a couple of days ago for advice on what is a good gravy and side dish to go with her baked chicken and here is my answer.

The simplest gravy to go with the baked chicken is as follows.  The most Basic 3 items – Chicken broth, cream and corn starch.  Prepare roughly equal parts of broth and cream to make a good gravy.  For every 2 cups of gravy, you need a spoonful of corn starch to thicken it up in the pot.

Next, think of flavoring.  Base the taste, on what you are serving with.  For baked chicken affair, you may add olive, capers, horse radish; herbs such as oregano, rosemary, thyme or even curry paste.

As a side dish, have a go of white beans and bacon.  Later on you could add baby spinach for greater color and healthy goodness.

Side Dish instruction: Saute chopped onions with bacon and sliced garlic.  Add the rehydrated beans (soaked overnight) and water, plus throw in the herb of your choice.  Cook until the beans are tender.  Don’t forget the spinach. Wilt the spinach right before taking the pot off the heat.

Quick note: For the beans, you need to soak them, often overnight and when cooking, do add water to a couple of inches above the bean in the pot.

Note, adding fresh herbs like basil and rosemary will give you a fresh flavor to the end product.