Creamy Chicken Smothered With Mushrooms Food

CHICKEN WITH CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, to taste. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side. Place chicken, skin-side up, in a single layer into the prepared baking dish. Place into oven and roast until completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 175 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes. Drain excess fat. To make the mushroom sauce, melt remaining tablespoon butter in the skillet. Add garlic and mushrooms, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned, about 5-6 minutes. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in half and half, thyme, basil and crushed red pepper flakes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 3-4 minutes. Serve chicken immediately with mushroom sauce, garnished with parsley, if desired.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill or broiler. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and green onions until tender. Stir in spinach and pecans until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat; keep warm., Sprinkle chicken with seasoning. Grill, covered, on an oiled grill rack over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat on a greased broiler pan until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-5 minutes per side. Top with cheese; grill or broil until cheese is melted. To serve, top with mushroom mixture.

CHICKEN BREASTS SMOTHERED IN A MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium size frying pan.
• Saute mushrooms for 5 minutes (stirring often to prevent burning). Add diced onion and saute until translucent (about 3-5 minutes).
• Add garlic and stir for 1 minute.
• Add mushroom soup, 1/2 and 1/2, basil, paprika and salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix well and take off heat.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Wash and pat chicken dry.
• Arrange chicken in a 2 quart baking dish.
• Spoon mushroom mixture over chicken.
• Sprinkle with croutons or parmesan cheese (optional).
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until juices run clear when pierced.

CREAMY CHICKEN SMOTHERED WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a plastic bag combine flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Add in the chicken pieces one at a time and shake to coat in the flour mixture.
• Heat oil in a large skillet and brown the chicken for about 8 minutes, turning occasionally; remove and set aside.
• Add in onions, garlic and mushrooms to the skillet; cook about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, and scraping any browned bits from the pan.
• Return the chicken to the pan.
• Add in white wine, broth, basil and thyme; mix to combine, bring to boiling, reduce heat, adding in more salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover and simmer for about 25-30 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Remove the chicken from the pan to keep warm.
• Add in whipping cream and Parmesan cheese (if using) stir to combine and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Serve the sauce over the chicken.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Coat both sides of chicken breasts with oregano and cayenne pepper and place on a baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and red wine. Cook and stir until vegetables shrink down a bit, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and cracked black pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low to low; cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Pour mushroom mixture on top of the chicken. Continue baking until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 8 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken and cook until cheese is bubbly, about 5 minutes more.

MUSHROOM SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a plastic bag combine flour, salt, and black pepper; then add chicken pieces, a few at a time, shaking to coat.
• In a 12-inch skillet brown chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat for 8 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Remove chicken from skillet; set aside.
• Add onions, mushrooms, and garlic to skillet and cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits.
• Return chicken to pan and add white wine or chicken broth, broth, basil, and thyme.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and remove chicken; cover and keep warm.
• Increase heat to medium and gently boil sauce, uncovered, for 5 minutes- if desired, stir in whipping cream.
• Serve chicken and sauce over toasted baguette slices and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF and coat a 9 x 13" pan with olive oil.
• Saute onion until it starts to caramelize then add mushrooms and saute until they start to brown.
• In a small bowl, mix the neufchatel cheese (light cream cheese) and packet of Zesty Italian Dressing mix together until it is well blended.
• Place the chicken breasts in bottom of 9 x 13" pan.
• Divide cream cheese mixture into four even portions and spread on top of each chicken breast.
• Cover contents of the pan with the entire 8 oz bag of fresh spinach (uncooked).
• Evenly distribute the onion and mushroom mixture over the top of the spinach.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover with the shredded mozzarella, provolone, and parmesan blend cheese.
• Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes and check that internal temperature of largest breast is 170ºF.
• Serve with a nice risotto or rice pilaf.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH CREAMY MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Blend flour, 1/2 teaspoon thyme and allspice in small bowl.
• Set aside 1 tablespoon of flour mixture.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, then with enough of remaining flour mixture to coat.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken to skillet.
• Saute until brown, about 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer chicken to plate.
• Add mushrooms, onion, and remaining 1 teaspoon thyme to skillet.
• Saute until mushrooms are brown, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in reserved 1 tablespoon flour mixture; cook 1 minute.
• Add cream and broth and bring to boil, stirring occasionally.
• Return chicken and any collected juices to skillet.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered until chicken is cooked through and gravy thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Peel the carrot, quarter it lengthwise and then cut crosswise into pieces 1/2 inch thick. Set aside with the onion and the mushrooms.
• Coat a large nonstick frying pan with nonstick cooking spray and place over medium-high heat. When hot but not smoking, add the chicken breast halves and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, turning once, until browned (about 2 minutes per side). Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
• Return the pan to medium-high heat and add oil. When hot but not smoking, add the carrot, onion, and mushrooms and cook briskly, stirring frequently, until the vegetables have softened and are lightly browned (about 7 minutes).
• Sprinkle with the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until fully blended (about 2 minutes longer).
• Add the broth and the tarragon (if desired) and bring to a boil, stirring frequently until slightly thickened.
• Return the chicken breasts to the pan, pushing them down into the liquid. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until the chicken breasts are opaque throughout (when cut open with a knife) and the vegetables are tender (about 10 minutes).
• Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve immediately.