Chicken Breasts Baked On Wild Mushrooms
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 ounce dried wild mushrooms, thoroughly rinsed under running water,and drained (such as cepes, morels, etc, all one kind or a mix)
- 1/2 lb fresh cultivated mushroom, wiped clean with damp paper towel (button)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup finely-chopped shallot (or 3 green onions, finely-chopped, plus 1 T minced garlic)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/3 cup medium port wine
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- In a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil; pour over the wild mushrooms in a small bowl and let stand for about 2 hours.
- Thinly slice cleaned mushroom caps, discarding stems.
- In a skillet over medium to medium-to-low heat, melt butter and gently saute shallots or onion/garlic mixture for about 5 minutes (do not brown).
- Drain liquid from wild mushrooms and reserve.
- Finely chop the wild mushrooms and add them and the fresh mushrooms to the skillet with the shallots (or onion/garlic mixture) and saute over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 7- 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add the reserved mushroom liquid, Port, and cream to the skillet and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
- Pour mushroom mixture into a shallow baking dish and arrange chicken breast halves in a single layer on top of the mushrooms.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the middle level of the oven for about 25- 30 minutes, until chicken is done.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-breasts-baked-on-wild-mushrooms-49160 (may not work)