Name: Chicken & Mushrooms with a red wine sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 8-oz mushrooms, sliced; Kosher salt, to taste; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 1/2 cup good red wine; dash of cracked black pepper; 1 tsp cornstarch

This recipe for chicken and mushrooms with a red wine sauce is so easy to do and delicious enough for any dinner party. Be sure to use a good quality red wine – choose something you would drink. It makes the dish so much more delicious than if you had used a cooking wine.

Printable Recipe – Chicken and Mushrooms with a Red Wine Sauce

The recipe is very easy to do. Perfect for a busy weeknight! First cook the mushrooms and garlic in olive oil.

Push them to one side and add the chicken.

Add the red wine and the chicken stock.Remove the chicken and add some cornstarch to water and add to the sauce to thicken it.

Serve the sauce with mushrooms over the chicken.

Enjoy!

Yield: 4 servings

Chicken & Mushrooms with a red wine sauce

Be sure to use a good quality red wine for the sauce. It makes all the difference to the taste.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
8-oz mushrooms, sliced
Kosher salt, to taste
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup good red wine
dash of cracked black pepper
1 tsp cornstarch

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat for five minutes. Add the mushrooms and season lightly with the kosher salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until the color just starts to change. Add the minced garlic and cook for another couple of minutes.
Season the chicken on both sides with the Kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Push the mushrooms and garlic to one side of the skillet and add the chicken, and cook, for about 3 minutes per side.
Add the chicken stock and wine. Cover and cook for another 15 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a serving plate and keep warm. Stir 1 tsp of cornstarch into the pan and cook the liquid until thickened. Spoon the sauce and the mushrooms over the chicken.
Serve with pasta or a side salad for a delicious and easy meal.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 273Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 275mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 37g

Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.