WMW Bonus: Pantry Chicken Moscato (recipe)

Welcome back for a special Wine Me Wednesday bonus!  Tonight's wine was pretty darn tasty, but I couldn't quite drink it all and got hungry when there was about a glass left in the bottle.

I haven't made it to the grocery store yet this week due to snow and tires in desperate need of changing, so the menu for the week will be experiencing a few alterations.  In place of the chili for this evening's supper and tomorrow's lunch is an easy new dish I'd like to call "Pantry Chicken Moscato."  The chili will be made in the slow cooker for supper tomorrow and probably lunch and dinner on Friday after I get back from the store.

Here is the updated menu:

The grocery list really didn't change much, so that's exciting.  Everything I used in the Pantry Chicken Moscato was already in my freezer or on the pantry shelves.  The only thing to restock is the bag of frozen green beans.  I do like having those around.

Now for the recipe (or some very basic guidelines, i didn't measure anything) to make Jenn's Pantry Chicken Moscato:

Pantry Chicken Moscato

Jenn's Pantry Chicken Moscato

1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/3 can Moscato white wine
1 can chicken breast, not drained
1 handful frozen green beans
crushed red pepper (to taste)
fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
salt (to taste)garlic powder (to taste)
1 T flour/water mixture (to thicken sauce)
rice, prepared

In a sautee pan over medium heat, combine cream of mushroom soup, wine, pepper, salt and garlic powder.  Stir until fully combined.  Cook for a couple of minutes more to allow some of the alcohol from the wine to cook off.  Add canned chicken and broth to sauce mixture, stir.  Allow to heat for about a minute.  Add frozen green beans, stir.  Let cook until ingredients are heated through.  Stir in flour/water and cook for about 10 more minutes.  Once sauce begins to thicken, serve over prepared rice.  Enjoy.

Please bear with me as I continue to learn to write recipes.  When coming up with something new like Jenn's Pantry Chicken Moscato, I rarely keep track of the process while going through it and only mentally note approximate ingredient amounts as I go.  This is something I hope to improve upon in order to provide better directions on how to create some very tasty dishes.

Do you have any suggestions or tips on how to keep track of what you are doing as you come up with new recipes and recipe variations?  Please share in the comments below.