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Chicken with Creamy Mushroom Sauce { 20 Minute Dinner }

Rich and earthy, this Creamy Mushroom Sauce is just the thing to fancy up those chicken breasts that are gazing up at you balefully from the kitchen counter.

Rich and earthy, this Creamy Mushroom Sauce is just the thing to fancy up those chicken breasts that are gazing up at you balefully from the kitchen counter.

One great thing, out of the many great things, about this sauce is that it uses exactly one small carton of cream so you don’t have some lingering in the back of the fridge until it goes bad and you throw it away. Unless you use cream all the time, then buy a pint or quart because it’s less expensive per ounce.

There are three super speedy ways to get your chicken on to pour this sauce over. It’s also delicious on pork if that’s what you’re in the mood for.

  1. Fastest: You have some Magic Chicken in the fridge ready to go.
  2. Pretty Speedy: You whip up some sauteed chicken cutlets in 7 minutes while the sauce cooks. (My recipe for chicken cutlets is in my free cookbook. If you don’t already have it you can get it here.)
  3. If you have to: Rotisserie chicken from the store.

This sauce does take a little longer, about 20 minutes but while the mushrooms are browning and then the cream is reducing, you have just enough time to throw a salad together, steam some veg, or sneak to the garage and throw down a glass of wine.

Hey, you little multi-tasker, do all three!

Wine recommendation: There are two schools of thought. Either do a big, full white like a California chardonnay or a poilly-fuisse that will stand up to the richness, or do something more acidic and crisp to cut through the richness like a sauv blanc from New Zealand or, of course, Champagne!

Rich and earthy, this Creamy Mushroom Sauce is just the thing to fancy up those chicken breasts that are gazing up at you balefully from the kitchen counter.

Rich and earthy, this Creamy Mushroom Sauce is just the thing to fancy up those chicken breasts that are gazing up at you balefully from the kitchen counter.

Chicken with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Chef Shelley
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Prep Time 2 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 22 mins
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Servings Magic Chicken Sauteed Cutlets or other cooked chicken
  • 2 teaspoons oil or butter
  • 8 oz sliced crimini or button mushrooms
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 shallot minced
  • 1/3 c sherry/wine/vermouth
  • 1 c cream
  • 1/2 c chicken broth
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Add oil or butter to 12" skillet over MH until shimmering.
  • Add mushrooms and salt and brown, 6 mins.
  • Add shallots and cook til soft about 2 minutes.
  • Add wine and cook until dry, 1 min.
  • Stir in cream and broth and simmer until thickened 12 mins.
  • Add a few grinds of fresh pepper and adjust salt to taste.
Rich and earthy, this Creamy Mushroom Sauce is just the thing to fancy up those chicken breasts that are gazing up at you balefully from the kitchen counter.

Filed Under: 20 Minutes or Less, Sauces & Marinades

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  1. Jeff says

    February 3, 2017 at 5:20 am

    Nice post! I’m here mainly because you used “balefully” in the excerpt. I’m glad I came, because I like the way you write. I also happen to like chicken breasts, am always looking for variations on them, and hey, is there anything that a cup of cream can’t improve? Glad I stumbled onto your blog!

    Reply
    • Chef Shelley says

      February 3, 2017 at 8:24 am

      Come for the vocabulary; stay for the recipes! Glad you’re enjoying it.

      Reply
  2. Sarah at Champagne Tastes says

    February 11, 2017 at 3:35 pm

    Can you just come over and cook this for me tonight? k thanks. Lol

    Reply

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