Creamy Chicken And Mushrooms Recipes

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in oil until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove to a serving platter and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Sprinkle with flour and stir until coated. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Remove from the heat; stir in 1/2 cup cheese. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with parsley and remaining cheese. Serve with pasta.

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts in a pot with 1 quartered onion and 1 bay leaf. Fill the pan with just enough water to come to the top of the chicken breasts. Bring the mixture to a low boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and poach the chicken 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the chicken and dice or shred with forks. Reserve the poaching liquid.
• In the same pan, heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, a couple of turns of the pan over medium-high heat, add the mushrooms and lightly brown. When the mushrooms are just tender, add 2 chopped medium onions, potatoes, parsnips, celery, sage, salt, pepper and remaining bay leaf. Cover the pot and sweat the vegetables 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the bay leaf. Melt the butter in the pot, add the flour and stir to make a light roux. Deglaze the pan with a splash of white wine and add one to 2 cups of reserved poaching liquid. Whisk in the mustard and 2 cups chicken stock. Stir in the cream. Thicken to a light gravy consistency. Adjust the salt and pepper and add in the chicken.
• Reduce the heat to low and bake off the pastry tops.
• For make-ahead meal: Bake off the pastry tops; cool the filling and store. Reheat the filling, covered, over medium heat to a bubble, and then reduce the heat to a simmer.
• To prepare the pastry tops: Cut the pastry into shapes which reflect the shape and size of the dishes or bowls you wish to serve the soup in. Beat the egg with a splash of water and arrange the cut pastry on a nonstick baking sheet or on parchment-lined sheet pan. Brush the dough with the egg wash and bake to golden at 425 degrees F, 12 minutes.
• Cook's Note: Chicken and Mushroom filling can also be served as a thick soup with crusty, warm baguette for dipping.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until it is semi-transparent, about 5 minutes. Add parsley and stir until coated. Place chicken in the skillet and brown, about 5 minutes per side. Add poultry seasoning and cayenne, making sure chicken is coated. Transfer chicken to a 9x13-inch dish. Cover with mushrooms and set aside on a warming plate.
• Combine soup, heavy cream, and buttermilk in a mixing bowl. Add the onion mixture and combine. Pour over the chicken. Cover the tops with Swiss cheese, making sure all areas are covered.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour and 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high; swirl in 2 tablespoons oil. Add chicken and cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes a side; transfer to a plate. Add mushrooms to skillet, season, and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Add shallots and remaining 1 tablespoon oil; cook until translucent, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in mustard, broth, and noodles; bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 3 minutes. Uncover; stir in cream cheese. Cook, stirring, until noodles are tender and sauce coats a spoon, about 3 minutes. Return chicken to skillet and cook through, about 1 minute more. Serve, sprinkled with parsley.

Steps:

• Heat a little oil in a skillet and add chicken, fry over medium heat until the chicken is sealed.
• Add onions and continue to fry until they are starting to become transparent.
• Add mushrooms and fry for a further 3-5 minutes.
• Pour in the chicken stock.
• Mix in the flour paste and bring to a boil, simmer till sauce begins to thicken.
• Stir in the cream and herbs (if using) and serve imidiately over pasta, rice or potatoes.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
• While pasta cooks, heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken, saute' 4 minutes or until done.
• Remove chicken from pan, set aside.
• Heat oil in pan over medium high heat.
• Add shallots; saute' 1 minute.
• Add mushrooms, saute' 4 minutes.
• Add wine, and cook for 3 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates.
• Combine milk and flour in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk.
• Add milk mixture to pan; cook 3 minutes or until slightly thick.
• Add chicken, cheese, 2 tblsp parsley, and pepper, reduce heat, and simmer for 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Serve over pasta, sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix 2 tsp. mustard and 1/2 tsp. each pepper and garlic powder; spread onto chicken.
• Heat oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 1 min. on each side. Transfer chicken to plate, reserving drippings in skillet.
• Add mushrooms to reserved drippings; cook, stirring frequently to loosen browned bits from bottom of skillet, 6 min. Add leeks; cook, stirring frequently, 6 min. or until tender. Add cream cheese; cook, stirring, 2 min. or until melted. Add thyme, and remaining mustard, pepper and garlic powder; stir until blended. Remove from heat. Return chicken to skillet; cover with foil.
• Unfold puff pastry sheet on cutting board; cut 3 strips along fold lines, then cut each strip crosswise in half to make 6 small rectangles. Cut each rectangle diagonally in half; place in single layer on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake chicken and pastry triangles 20 min. or until chicken is done (165°F) and pastries are golden brown.
• Top chicken with pastries before serving.

Steps:

• For the pies: Place a large sheet pan on a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, tossing the mushrooms occasionally, until they soften and turn golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the chicken, mustard and chives. Add the cream cheese and stir until the cheese is melted. Remove from the heat.
• Lightly flour a work surface and roll the pastry into an 11-inch square. Cut the pastry in half. Divide the chicken and mushroom mixture in half and place each half on one end of each rectangle of pastry, leaving a 1/2-inch border on all sides.
• Brush the border with the egg and fold over the other half of the puff pastry. Use a fork to crimp and seal the edges. Cut slits in the tops of the pies to vent. Brush the tops of the pies lightly with the egg. Transfer the pies to the hot baking sheet and bake until deep golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the salad: Whisk together the lemon juice, oil and mustard in a large bowl. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Fold in the thinly sliced onions and toss occasionally to soften, 5 to 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, toss the lettuce and chives into the dressing.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in batches in 2 tablespoons butter. Transfer to two ungreased 8-in. square baking dishes. Cover and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reaches 170°. , Meanwhile, in the same skillet, saute mushrooms, onion and garlic powder in remaining butter until tender. Add the soup, milk and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-6 minutes or until heated through. , Drain chicken; top with soup mixture. Serve one casserole immediately with rice or noodles. Cover and freeze the remaining casserole for up to 3 months., To use frozen casserole: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Cover and microwave on high for 8-10 minutes or until heated through, stirring once. Serve with rice or noodles.