The other day, I was looking for a new recipe to try for dinner - one can only eat the same thing so many times in a row! I found a promising recipe on foodnetwork.com, made some adjustments, and added mushrooms. It reminds me of something I might have had at Olive Garden. . .
Chicken and mushrooms in a delicious parmesan and cream sauce. It goes really well with pasta, though you could also serve it with rice if you wanted something a little lighter.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2 people | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 20 minutes |
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Chicken and mushrooms in a delicious parmesan and cream sauce. It goes really well with pasta, though you could also serve it with rice if you wanted something a little lighter.
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup Onion chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 whole Chicken Breast chopped
- 5 whole Button Mushrooms chopped
- 1 tsp Thyme
- 2 whole Bay Leaves
- 3/4 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 2 tbsp Chives chopped
- Salt
- Pepper
Servings: people
Instructions
- Heat up oil in saucepan on the stove. While its warming up, chop up your onion and garlic. Cook the minced onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes.
- Chop up your chicken into 1 inch pieces, and lightly salt (and sprinkle with garlic powder too, if you like!). Chop up the mushrooms. Add the chicken and the mushrooms to the onions and garlic in the saucepan. Cook until your chicken is lightly brown on all sides.
- Add thyme and bay leaves. Cook for another minute or two, then add the heavy cream. Cover the saucepan, reduce the heat, and let it simmer for a few minutes. Let the chicken cook through (4-5 minutes).
- Add the parmesan cheese and chives. Allow the cheese to melt and blend with the cream. The sauce should thicken a bit.
- Take the chicken and sauce off the heat, and season with a dash of pepper (and salt, if required).
- Serve over pasta or rice!
Recipe Notes
The first time I made this, I used milk and butter instead of the heavy cream (I almost never have heavy cream in the house - its dangerous!). It tasted great, but the sauce did not thicken as well, and it was not as pretty. So, in case you were wondering whether you can substitute milk for the heavy cream, the answer is yes, but you'll definitely have to do something else to thicken up the sauce.
Based on Chicken in Parmesan Cream Sauce.
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