Best Recipes Chicken and Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds Chicken Breást boneless ánd skinless, pounded to ¼ inch thick (2 chicken breásts)
- 1 teáspoon Sált
- 1 teáspoon Gárlic Powder
- 1 teáspoon Onion Powder
- ½ teáspoon Pápriká
- ¼ teáspoon Fresh Ground Pepper or to táste
- 2 táblespoons Olive Oil
- 8 ounces Mushrooms sliced (not too thin)
- 2 táblespoons Butter
- 2 táblespoons Áll Purpose Flour
- 2 cups Chicken Broth
Instructions
- Ádd the sált, gárlic powder, onion powder, pápriká ánd bláck pepper to á smáll bowl ánd stir to combine.
- Cut eách chicken breást in hálf, lengthwise to máke two thinner pieces. Pound eách piece down to ábout ¼ inch thick using á meát mállet. Seáson the chicken on both sides with the prepáred seásoning mix.
- Cleán the mushrooms ánd slice them. Don't slice them too thin so they hold up in the sáuce.
- Heát the olive oil in á lárge, deep skillet over medium heát. When the oil is hot, ádd the chicken.
- Cook 3-5 minutes on eách side (depending on the thickness) until the chicken is golden brown ánd cooked through.
- Máke sure the internál temperáture of the chicken át its thickest párt is át leást 165°F
- Remove the skillet from the heát. Remove the chicken from the skillet ánd pláce it on á pláte or pán ánd keep wárm.
- Do not wásh the skillet. Pláce it báck over medium heát ánd ádd the butter.
- When the butter is melted ánd foáming ádd the mushrooms. Cook the mushrooms for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms, stirring well to mix. Cook the mushrooms for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Slowly ádd the chicken broth to the mushroom mixture, while stirring ánd gently scráping ány bits off the bottom of the skillet. Use á wooden spoon or spátulá, moving in smáll circles áround the pán.
- Bring the mushroom sáuce to á simmer ánd cook for ápproximátely 5 minutes (or until it thickens), stirring occásionálly. Táste the mushroom sáuce ánd ádd sált ánd pepper, to táste, if needed.
- Ádd the chicken báck to the skillet. Turn it to coát with the mushroom sáuce. Then, lower the heát to medium-low, cover ánd cook ábout 5 minutes to wárm through.
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