Description
Savory creamy mushroom chicken delight blends French culinary techniques with hearty ingredients. Earthy mushrooms and tender chicken create a comforting meal you’ll eagerly share with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs (907 g) chicken fillets, boneless skinless, raw
- 8 oz (226 g) mushrooms, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (10.5 oz/298 g) cream of mushroom soup, reduced-sodium
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
- Black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
- ½ tbsp cornstarch, optional
- ½–1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preparation: Butterfly chicken fillets by slicing horizontally to ensure even cooking and optimal sauce absorption, then tenderize using a meat mallet to create uniform thickness.
- Seasoning: Massage salt, chili powder, and black pepper into both sides of the chicken, ensuring deep flavor penetration and comprehensive spice coverage.
- Searing: Heat olive oil in a spacious skillet over medium heat, carefully brown chicken pieces for 4-5 minutes per side to develop a caramelized exterior while maintaining internal juiciness.
- Aromatic Base: In the same skillet, sauté sliced mushrooms and minced garlic until they release their earthy fragrance and achieve a golden caramelization.
- Sauce Creation: Combine cream of mushroom soup with water, whisking thoroughly to eliminate lumps and create a smooth, velvety sauce base, then return chicken to the pan.
- Simmering: Gently simmer the chicken in the creamy mushroom sauce for 5 minutes, ensuring the meat reaches a safe internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit while absorbing rich flavors.
- Finishing Touch: Create a cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce, incorporating it gradually and cooking for an additional minute to achieve a glossy, clingy consistency that perfectly coats the chicken.
Notes
- Chicken Prep Technique: Butterfly and tenderize chicken fillets for even cooking and enhanced flavor absorption, ensuring uniform thickness and maximum seasoning adherence.
- Seasoning Secret: Generously massage spices into meat, creating a flavor-packed exterior that locks in moisture and develops deep, rich taste profiles.
- Sauce Consistency Hack: Use cornstarch slurry to thicken sauce naturally, preventing lumps and creating a glossy, restaurant-quality finish that clings perfectly to chicken.
- Temperature Safety Tip: Always verify chicken reaches 165°F internal temperature to guarantee safe consumption while maintaining juicy, tender meat texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 570 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 52 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg