🏷️ Category: lunch
⭐ Difficulty: Medium
⏱️ Time: 45 min
📝 Introduction
Indulge in this luxurious Creamy Mushroom Chicken Skillet, a perfect gluten-free, primal, and ketogenic meal that's both nutritious and budget-friendly at just $1.6 per serving. This dish provides 19% of your daily vitamins and minerals, featuring tender chicken sautéed to golden perfection and smothered in a rich, velvety sauce made with mushrooms, wine, and heavy cream. Ready in 45 minutes with medium difficulty, it's an elegant yet simple lunch option that will satisfy your cravings while keeping your dietary goals on track. The combination of savory flavors and creamy texture makes this recipe a standout addition to your culinary repertoire.
🥘 Ingredients
• frying chicken parts2.5 pounds
• mushrooms2 cups
• butter3 tablespoons
• olive oil1 tablespoon
• salt4 servings
• ground pepper4 servings
• wine0.5 cup
• heavy cream0.25 cup
👨🍳 Cooking Steps
1
Rinse the chicken in cool water, then pat dry with clean paper towels
2
Set a heavy-bottomed frying pan over moderately-high heat
3
Add 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil to pan
4
When very hot (but not smoking) place the chicken pieces skin-side down and season with salt and pepper
5
Saute for 5-6 minutes, basting with the juices and fat, until underside is browned.
6
Turn pieces over, season again with salt and pepper, and saute the same way for an additional 5-6 minutes, or until juices run clear.
7
While the chicken is cooking, in a separate pan saute the mushrooms in 1 tablespoon butter, remove to a plate when finished browning
8
When chicken is finished cooking, remove to a warm plate
9
Rapidly spoon all but a tablespoon of fat out of the pan.
10
Add the 1/2 cup of wine to deglaze the pan, scraping the sides and bottom to incorporate all the seasoning into the liquid. Deglaze until the alcohol has burned off
11
Add cream and mushrooms to the deglazing sauce and incorporate; boil down rapidly for a minute or two, or until the sauce starts to thicken
12
Add the chicken and baste with the sauce and mushrooms.
13
Cover and simmer 2-3 minutes to bring chicken back up to a hot temperature
14
Season again if necessary with salt and pepper
