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Chicken with mushrooms in tomato sauce in a pan on a wooden board.
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Chicken with Mushrooms in Tomato Sauce

This easy dinner comes together in one large skillet and combines fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, chicken, and flavours of onion to make this nutritious and flavour dish.
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Meat & Stews, Russian
Allergy: Gluten Free, Nut Free
Servings: 2
Calories: 797kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 lb chicken thighs, boneless & skinless
  • 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ yellow onion, chopped
  • 10 oz mushrooms, sliced (any kind you like)
  • 2 large tomatoes, diced
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a pan or a pot.
    1 Tbsp unsalted butter
    Butter melting in a pan.
  • Cut any fat off the chicken thighs. Cut chicken into smaller pieces and combine with salt and black pepper.
    1 lb chicken thighs,, salt,, pepper,
    Raw chicken in a bowl with salt and pepper in a in a small bowl on the side.
  • Sauté chicken for 5 minutes. It should start to get that nice brown color.
    Chicken n a pot with a wooden spoon.
  • Add extra virgin olive oil and the yellow onion. Sauté for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, ½ yellow onion,
    Chicken in a pan with onion and a wooden spoon.
  • Add in the sliced mushrooms and chopped tomatoes.
    10 oz mushrooms,, 2 large tomatoes,
    Mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and a wooden spoon in a pan.
  • Sauté for 15 minutes on medium-low.
    Chicken with mushrooms cooking in a skillet with a wooden spoon.
  • Stir it occasionally, then add salt and pepper to taste.
    salt,, pepper,
  • Cover pan, turn heat on lowest, and let it simmer for another 5 minutes.
    Chicken with mushrooms in tomato sauce in a pan on a wooden board.

Notes

This easy dinner dish is perfect for meal prep too! You can make a week’s worth of this skillet dish and separate into multi-use containers. 

Nutrition

Calories: 797kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 65g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 32g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 237mg | Sodium: 190mg | Potassium: 1249mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1377IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 3mg