*  Exported from  MasterCook Mac  *

                           Fran's Special Pate

Recipe By     : Adapted from Dr. Atkins' New Diet Cookbook
Serving Size  : 20   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Poultry                          Appetizer

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      slices        bacon, no-nitrate
   1      pound         chicken livers
   1                    chicken cutlet  -- pounded flat
   4      teaspoons     seasoned salt
   3      tablespoons   bacon fat
   2      tablespoons   butter
   2      tablespoons   white wine (or water or chicken broth)
   4      ounces        water chestnuts
   2                    eggs, hard-boiled
   1                    Boursin cheese
   3      tablespoons   sweet basil
                        fresh ground pepper

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. (135 degrees C.). 

Cook bacon til crisp.  Reserve bacon drippings.

Place 2 T.  bacon drippings in frying pan.  Saute chicken livers til pink
inside.  Season chicken cutlet with 1 t. salt then saute in butter for 3 mins
on ea. side.  Add wine (water or broth) and simmer 5 mins. longer.  Reserve
sauce.

Food process bacon, chicken livers, water chestnuts, and eggs and chop until
fine.  Add remaining seasoned salt, Boursin cheese, basil, chichen sauce, and
pepper.  Mix well.

Pack combined mixture into a large buttered loaf pan. Place a heavy weight on
top of loaf pan to keep pate from rising.

Bake pate for 2 hours.  Open oven door and bake for 1 hour longer.  Remove
from oven, allow to come to room temperature.  Refrigerate.  Cut evenly into
slices to serve.

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Per serving: 64 Calories; 4g Fat (64% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 1g
Carbohydrate; 123mg Cholesterol; 319mg Sodium

Serving Ideas : Total Grams- 32.0; Grams/serving- 1.6 (per one slice)