Poor Man's Chicken Dijon

This is a very versatile and easy dish.  Just by varying the amount of mustard, you can greatly change the personality of the dish from very delicate to make-your-mouth-pucker tangy.  This can be served over egg noodles or rice; tonight, I used rice.  You can also add fresh mushrooms to this dish (I forgot them at the store, so we did without tonight).

You will need:

• 1 onion, chopped.
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts.  You can use them whole, but I prefer to slice them into strips or nuggets.  They cook quicker that way.
• 1 or 2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup.  Use 2 cans of soup for a saucier dish.  Use only 1 can if you want a more chicken and onion focused dish.  I generally use 2 cans, but tonight I only used one.
• Dijon mustard, to taste.  Tonight I am using Coarse Ground Dijon mustard, but you can use whatever you variety you want.
• Butter, 4 tbsp (More on my butter vs margarine thoughts later)
• Milk

What to do:

• Chop your onion, as fine as you prefer

• Sautee onion in butter until translucent.  (If you are adding in fresh mushroom, do it now.)

• While onion is cooking, chop up your chicken if you are wanting strips or chunks. (If you need to see a picture of chopped up chicken, let me know and I can add it.  Otherwise, I'm going to assume you know what raw chicken chunks look like.)
• Add chicken to pan with onions and cook through.

• Once chicken is cooked, add your can (or cans) of soup, a splash or two of milk (per can of soup), and your mustard. I generally use at least 4 tbsp of mustard (I think, anyway.  I don't measure, I just dump it in.)  Again, the amount of mustard you add will change the flavor of the dish significantly.  Be careful not to add too much milk, as you don't want your sauce to be runny.  It will seem thick at this point, but it will thin out as it cooks.  So, seriously, just a splash or two of milk per can of soup.
• Mix all ingredients together.  Add fresh ground pepper to taste. (Please keep in mind that the color of the dish will vary depending on how much and what kind of Dijon mustard you are using).

• Cover and simmer on medium-low for 10 mins or so, stirring periodically.
• Serve over rice or noodles.

Hope you all enjoy this as much as Eleanor did!