Quick Chicken with an Easy Mushroom Sauce
A quick yet beautiful dish that can be made on a weeknight but also for company.
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Meat Dishes
Allergy: Nut Free, Sugar Free
Servings: 8
Calories: 138kcal
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
- 2 Tbsp unbleached flour
- 1 handful dill, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 150 ml half and half
- 150 ml chicken stock
Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken breasts.
salt,, black pepper,, 2 chicken breasts
In a pan, melt the butter, take the foam off.
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
On medium heat and with melted butter fry the chicken breasts 3-4 minutes each side. (This is for color.)
Transfer the chicken to an oven safe pan.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Bake the chicken breast for 10 minutes.
For the sauce:
In the same pan where you browned the chicken, add in chopped onions and fry for 5 minutes.
1 onion,
Add in the sliced mushrooms, then stir and fry for 5 minutes with onions.
2 cups mushrooms,
Stir in flour, then let it blend together for 2 minutes.
2 Tbsp unbleached flour
Pour in chicken stock and bring it to boil.
150 ml chicken stock
Add salt and pepper.
salt,, black pepper,
Stir in half and half, mix well.
150 ml half and half
On low heat let it sauté for 3 minutes.
Add in a handful of chopped dill.
1 handful dill,
Put the chicken back into the pan with the sauce, then put a lid on the pan and let it sauté all together for 2 minutes
When serving, you could cut the chicken breasts into slices and pour sauce on top. Enjoy!
Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg