Skillet Chicken Breasts In Mushroom Sauce Food

CONTEST-WINNING CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix cornstarch and milk until smooth. Pound chicken with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness., In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook chicken until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes per side. Remove from pan., In same pan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and onion until tender. Stir in sherry, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan. Return to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Return chicken to pan; heat through.

CHICKEN WITH CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Split breast: Cut each breast in half horizontally to form 4 thin steaks in total.
• Dust with flour: Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper, then sprinkle with flour and use your fingers to spread it all over the surface.
• Cook chicken: Melt 15g butter in a large non-stick frying pan over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook each side for 2 1/2 minutes until golden brown and just cooked through. Remove from pan, cover and keep warm.
• Cook mushrooms: In the same frying pan, add remaining butter and increase heat to high. Add mushrooms and cook for 4 minutes, until starting to turn golden brown on the edges.
• Add garlic later: Then add garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper, and continue cooking for another minute until both garlic and mushrooms are golden.
• Deglaze skillet: Add white wine - it will bubble and be steamy! Cook for 30 seconds, scraping the bottom of the pan, until wine is mostly evaporated and the alcohol smell is gone.
• Make creamy sauce: Add chicken stock, cook vigorously for 1 minute so it mostly evaporates. Then add cream, lower heat to medium and simmer for 2 minutes until it reduces and thickens slightly.
• Add parmesan: Stir in parmesan, taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
• Finish chicken in sauce: Return chicken to sauce for 30 seconds (to warm through slightly.) Garnish with chives and serve as-is in the pan, for people to help themselves (or transfer to serving platter, if you prefer). Alternatively, serve a portion of chicken onto each plate, spoon sauce over and garnish with more chives.
• Sides: Ideal served with mashed potato or rice - something to soak in that amazing sauce! See Note 5 for suggestions.

SKILLET CHICKEN BREASTS IN MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 6 to 7 min. on each side or until done (165ºF). Transfer to platter; cover to keep warm.
• Add remaining oil and onions to skillet; cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 2 min.
• Mix remaining ingredients until blended. Add to skillet; cook on low heat 3 to 5 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently. Pour over chicken.

SKILLET CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken over medium heat in oil. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove chicken; keep warm. In the same skillet, saute mushrooms and onions until tender. Stir in the wine, butter, salt and pepper., In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return chicken to skillet; heat through.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the chicken breasts with seasoned salt and pepper.
• Heat butter over medium heat in a large skillet; add in breasts and cook until the chicken is tender and no pink remains.
• Remove to a serving platter; tent loosley with foil to keep warm.
• For the sauce; in the same skillet cook mushrooms, shallots and garlic in the chicken drippings for about 3 minutes or until tender; spoon over chicken.
• Add the wine to the skillet, stirring to loosen crusty browned bits in the bottom of the skillet.
• In a small bowl whisk together the chicken broth with flour and thyme; add to the skillet along with bay leaf; cook stirring until bubbly.
• Cook another 2 minutes more then add in whipping cream; cook stirring until just heated through .
• Remove the bay leaf, then season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve the sauce over the chicken along with the cooked pasta.
• Pass the Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top of plate.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Season chicken with pepper and salt on both sides.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning once or twice and adjusting the heat to prevent burning, until brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, 12 to 16 minutes. Transfer to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
• Add shallot to the pan and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. (I like to let them carmelize.) Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 2 minutes. Pour in vermouth (or wine); simmer until almost evaporated, scraping up any browned bits, about 1 minute. Pour in broth and cook until reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in cream and chives (or scallions); return to a simmer. Return the chicken to the pan, turn to coat with sauce and cook until heated through, about 1 minute.

CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS & LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 2T butter, add mushrooms, onions and garlic. Saute' for 5 minutes or less. *DO NOT overcook!
• Transfer mushrooms and onions, set aside.
• Combine flour and spices in a ziploc bag. Add chicken one piece at a time to coat. Save the excess seasoned flour.
• In skillet over medium heat, add 2 T butter and brown chicken. (*I add olive oil to prevent the butter from burning).
• Transfer browned chicken to casserole dish and top with mushrooms and onions.
• Sauce: (*I double sauce recipe).
• Add 1 - 2 T of butter to skillet, melt over low/medium heat.
• Add reserved flour (may need a bit more) to the butter and whisk until well blended.
• Add stock, wine and lemon juice. Whisk until smooth and slightly thick. Pour over chicken & mushrooms. Top with capers.
• Cover and bake for 30-40 minutes until chicken no longer pink. *Baking time will depend on how thick the chicken breasts are.
• Serve over rice (*Basmati is my favorite).
• NOTES: Recipe can easily be doubled. I often double the sauce cuz everyone loves a good sauce over their rice.
• If doubling, I would suggest NOT doubling the amount of lemon juice but feel free to add more chicken stock and wine to thin the sauce before cooking.
• Revised & made for dinner: 10/29/07.