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cooked chicken with creamy mushroom sauce with fresh dill.
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Best Way to Make Chicken in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce

A quick yet beautiful dish that can be made on a weeknight but also for company. 
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Meat Dishes
Allergy: Nut Free, Sugar Free
Servings: 8
Calories: 138kcal

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken breasts.
    salt,, black pepper,, 2 chicken breasts
    two raw chicken breasts on a grey cutting board.
  • 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.)
    cooked chicken breast in a skillet.
  • Transfer the chicken to an oven safe pan.
  • Preheat the oven to 350F.
  • Bake the chicken breast for 10 minutes.
    cooked chicken breast on parchment paper on a baking tray.

For the sauce:

  • In the same pan where you browned the chicken, add in chopped onions and fry for 5 minutes.
    1 onion,
    sautéd onions in a pan.
  • Add in the sliced mushrooms, then stir and fry for 5 minutes with onions.
    2 cups mushrooms,
    mushrooms in a black pan.
  • Stir in flour, then let it blend together for 2 minutes.
    2 Tbsp unbleached flour
    Mushrooms sauteing in a skillet.
  • Pour in chicken stock and bring it to boil.
    150 ml chicken stock
    mushrooms and sauce in a black skillet.
  • 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,
    creamy mushroom sauce with chopped fresh dill on top.
  • 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
    chicken cooking with sauce in a skillet with a lid on top.
  • When serving, you could cut the chicken breasts into slices and pour sauce on top. Enjoy!
    Sliced chicken atop a plate of mushroom sauce.

Notes

Maintain a medium heat when browning the chicken. This way, you will avoid overcooking the exterior while ensuring it cooks through during the baking process.

Nutrition

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