Italian Chicken With Mushroom And Wine Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN WITH WINE AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Season chicken breast as desired. I like salt and pepper but you could add any dried herbs you like as well. Heat oil in a large skillet and brown chicken breasts on both sides. Cover and cook until juices run clear. About 6-10 minutes, depending on thickness. Remove chicken and keep warm. If you find you need more oil use some cooking spray instead if you want to keep the fat and calories down.
• In the same skillet using the oil that remains, sauté mushrooms until tender. Add garlic and onions- green and white parts- and cook for a few minutes just to get them aromatic and cooked a little. About 2-3 minutes.
• Add butter and when it's melted stir in wine or broth- I recommend wine! -. (Personally I use one cup broth and one cup wine. I like Pinot Grigio but anything that isn't sweet is good!).
• In a small cup combine water and cornstarch and stir until smooth and dissolved. Add to skillet when broth starts to bubble.
• Cook and stir, keeping it just at a bubble until desired thickness. About 2-3 minutes.
• Return chicken to pan and heat through. Taste for seasoning and add some salt and pepper to taste if desired.
• Serve over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes.
• NOTE: If you want even more sauce add 1 more cup of chicken broth to the wine or broth in step 3. Want the sauce thicker? Add more cornstarch in step 4.

ITALIAN CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM-AND-WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 chicken breasts, skin side down; sauté until skin is brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer chicken, skin side up, to 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onions and bell pepper. Sauté until vegetables are tender and mushrooms begin to brown, about 12 minutes. Add wine; boil 2 minutes. Add broth and seasoning mix and bring to boil. Pour sauce over chicken.
• Cover dish with foil. Bake chicken 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until chicken is cooked through and sauce thickens, about 15 minutes longer.

ITALIAN CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large skillet or Dutch oven, season chicken with seasoning salt pepper and garlic powder (can use regular salt).
• Brown the chicken in oil on medium heat (about 3 minutes on both sides) remove to a plate and set aside.
• In the same skillet, saute onion, bell pepper, celery, fresh garlic, dried basil, dried oregano and mushrooms until soft, about 5 minutes (add in crushed hot pepper flakes, if using).
• Add in the tomato paste and stir for about 1 minute.
• Add in the stewed tomatoes and wine (if using) stir until combined.
• Season with more salt and pepper if desired; cover and simmer tomato mixture for for about 20-25 minutes.
• Add in the browned chicken back to the skillet, cover and simmer for another 40-45 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked and juices run clear.
• *NOTE* You might want to add in a couple of teaspoons of sugar if you think that the tomato sauce is too "acidy".

SKILLET CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Dry chicken breasts with paper towels. Holding your hand on top of the breast, carefully slice horizontally to make thinner cutlets. (Or you can pound into thinner cutlets).
• Combine flour, salt and pepper, and garlic powder in a zip top bag, shake well, and shake the cutlets, 2 at a time in the flour mixture. Remove to platter.
• Heat 2 tablspoons butter and 1 tablesoon olive oil in a large skillet. Brown the chicken pieces in two batches, not touching, until lightly browned, 3-5 minutes per side. Remove to a plate, add 2 more tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon oil and brown remaining chicken. Remove chicken to plate and wipe skillet with paper towels.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the pan and heat. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook, undisturbed, until the mushrooms are well browned on one side. Turn the mushrooms and continue cooking until the moisture is released and evaporated, and the mushrooms are all well browned. Remove mushrooms to plate.
• Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan, add the sliced shallots and cook until softened. Add the minced garlic and sauté for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Pour the wine into the pan and scrape the bottom to deglaze. Add the thyme, chicken broth, mustard and cream. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
• Momentarilly remove pan from heat, dissolve cornstarch in water or broth, and add to the sauce, stirring. Place pan back on the heat and bring the sauce back to a light simmer and add the chicken and half the mushrooms. Heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce is thickened and the chicken warmed through. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle remaining browned mushrooms over the top of the dish.
• Garnish with parsley and fresh thyme if desired. Serve over noodles, rice, or potatoes.

WINE-POACHED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, wine, mushrooms, tarragon, and pepper in a frying pan. Add chicken and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until chicken is no longer pink in the middle and the juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate and keep warm.
• Add cream to the cooking liquid and mushrooms in the pan. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook until reduced to about 1/2 cup, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt.
• Pour mushroom sauce over chicken. Garnish with parsley.