Velvet Chicken With Mushrooms Spinach And Ginger Lemon Sauce Food

CREAMY SPINACH MUSHROOM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board in front of you. With a sharp knife, carefully slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally to create two thin cutlets.
• Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken then season with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Heat a large skillet or deep frying pan over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken and allow to sear for 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
• In the same pan, melt the butter then cook the garlic and oregano for 30 seconds.
• Add the mushrooms and cook until golden brown. Add the spinach and allow to cook for a few minutes until wilted.
• Pour in the cream then bring to a simmer. Allow to gently cook for 5 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked and the sauce has reduced slightly.
• Season the sauce with lemon juice, salt and pepper and stir in the Parmesan cheese.
• Place the chicken back in the pan and cook for another 5 minutes then serve.

LEMON AND GARLIC CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Stir together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary, and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Cut each chicken breast into 2 equal pieces (3 if they're 12 ounces or more) and place in the bowl. Stir together and refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken from marinade and pat dry (discard marinade). Place two sheets of plastic wrap (1 large sheet if you have extra-wide wrap) on your work surface, overlapping slightly, to make 1 wide sheet, and brush lightly with olive oil. Place a piece of chicken in the middle of plastic sheet and brush lightly with oil. Cover the chicken with another wide layer of plastic wrap. Working from the center to the outside, pound chicken breast with the flat side of a meat tenderizer until about 1/4 inch thick. (Don't pound too hard or you'll tear the meat. If that happens it won't be the end of the world, you'll just have a few pieces to cook.) Repeat with the remaining chicken breast pieces.
• Season the pounded chicken breasts with salt and pepper on one side only. Dredge lightly in the flour (you will not use all of it) and tap the breasts to remove excess.
• Turn oven on low Heat a wide, heavy skillet over high heat and add oil. When oil is hot, place one or two pieces of chicken in the pan - however many will fit without crowding. Cook for 1 1/2 minutes, until bottom is browned in spots. Turn over and brown other side, about 1 1/2 minutes. (Do not overcook or the chicken will be dry.) Transfer to the platter or sheet pan and keep warm in the oven. If there is more than a tablespoon of fat in the pan, pour some (but not all) it off into a jar or bowl.
• Turn burner heat down to medium-high. Add mushrooms to the pan. Let them sear for about 30 seconds to a minute without moving them, then stir, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze. When mushrooms have softened slightly and begun to sweat, add wine, thyme or parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to stir until wine has evaporated and mushrooms are tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Spoon over the chicken, and serve.

CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Season chicken breast with whatever seasoning you like. I use McCormick Grill Seasoning.
• Spray nonstick pan and saute chicken until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. Slice into strips if desired.
• Spray pan again if needed and sautee mushrooms, lemon rind, green onion, garlic and tomatoes just until soft and beginning to brown. (Tip- grate rind from lemon before cutting in half).
• Add wine, lemon juice and enough water to equal one cup liquid. Deglaze pan and reduce to make a thin sauce.
• Add fresh spinach and cook til wilted.
• Season with fresh pepper and salt.
• Plate veggie saute and place chicken on top.
• Garnish with fresh parmesan on top!

STIR FRY- CHICKEN WITH LEMON MUSHROOM GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix first 6 ingredients in a small bowl for sauce; whisk cold water and cornstarch together and add to sauce; whisk together.
• Cut chicken into strips, sprinkle with pepper.
• Heat wok over medium high heat one minute. Add oil and tilt to coat. Add chicken, stir fry 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, bell pepper and garlic, stir fry until mushrooms are browned at edges, about 3 minutes. Add sauce, cook until sauce is reduced to glaze, about 1 1/2 minutes. Mix in spinach and toss one minute.