Creamy Mushroom Chicken
This Creamy Mushroom Chicken is modern American comfort food at it’s best. Rich and flavorful velvety mushroom sauce spooned over perfectly pan fried chicken
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 1 to 1.5-inches thick
- salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
For the Mushroom Sauce
- 8 ounces sliced baby bella mushrooms
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup low sodium chicken broth or white wine
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Add vegetable oil to a large 12-inch skillet and set over medium-high heat.
- Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt, pepper, basil, paprika, and garlic powder.
- Add chicken breasts to the heated oil and cook for 5 minutes.
- Flip over chicken breasts and add 1 tablespoon butter; swirl it around and continue to cook the chicken for 4 more minutes, or until golden.
- Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
- Melt remaining butter in the skillet and stir in mushrooms; cook for about 4 minutes, or until mushrooms have browned.
- Stir in garlic and cook for 20 seconds.
- Remove mushrooms from pan and set aside.
- Set skillet over medium-high heat and add in chicken broth; whisk in Dijon mustard until dissolved and continue to cook for about 4 minutes, or until sauce has reduced.
- Whisk in cream; season with dried thyme and dried parsley, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add chicken and mushrooms back in the pan and cook for 4 to 5 more minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Chicken is cooked when internal temperature registers at 165˚F. Use an instant read thermometer for accurate results.
- Taste for salt and pepper; adjust accordingly.
- Serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 169mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 682mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1207IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
