Chicken with Portobello Mushroom Sauce
- 3 large Portobello mushrooms, stems discarded
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 8 medium boneless chicken breast halves with skin
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- Arrange the mushrooms, stemmed sides down on a baking sheet.
- Brush the mushrooms with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast for about 12 minutes, or until tender.
- Thinly slice the mushrooms and transfer to a plate.
- Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonreactive skillet.
- Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper and add half the breasts to the skillet, skin sides down.
- Cook over moderately high heat, turning once, until well browned, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate and repeat the process with the remaining breasts.
- Pour off the fat from the skillet.
- Return all the chicken to the skillet, lower the heat to moderate, cover and cook until opaque throughout, about 5 minutes longer.
- Transfer the chicken to a large plate and keep warm.
- Add the white wine to the skillet and boil over high heat, stirring to scrape up any browned bits, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken stock and reduce by half, about 3 minutes.
- Add the cream and continue boiling until reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
- Add the cream and continue boiling until reduced by half, about 3 more minutes.
- Stir in the sliced mushrooms and season with salt and pepper.
- Set each chicken breast on a large plate, spoon the sauce over and serve with the potato and fennel hash.
portobello mushrooms, olive oil, salt, chicken, white wine, chicken stock, heavy cream
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-with-portobello-mushroom-sauce (may not work)