Boneless Chicken Recipe
Chicken in White Wine
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The delicious fresh ingredients help to make this chicken and white wine dish what it is. It is worth investing in good quality ingredients because your chicken in white wine mushroom cream sauce will taste exceptional. The same goes for the wine - do not use anything for cooking that you would not actually drink. You can taste the wine in the food (else there would be no point adding it) so use something reasonable. This chicken in white wine mushroom cream sauce makes a great entree for a dinner party. It is also nice to make for yourself and your partner, if you are having a cozy evening in.
Chicken in White Wine Mushroom Cream Sauce
This is another wonderful chicken recipe and the nice thing about this one is that you make it all in the same pan. If you like easy chicken recipes, this is a great one to go for. In addition, this recipe has to simmer for an hour at the end so if you are expecting guests, you can leave this recipe to cook by itself for the last part. The pancetta or bacon, cream, wine and tarragon give this chicken and white wine recipe a French feel and the end flavor is really good. If you thought chicken in white wine was complicated or had to be watched over all the time, why not try this delicious chicken in white wine mushroom cream sauce recipe? It really could not be easier.
One of the nicest things about this chicken in mushroom cream sauce is that everything is fresh - the mushrooms, garlic and shallots. You cannot beat using fresh produce when making the best pan fried chicken recipes. You can use canned mushrooms if that is all you have but canned mushrooms tend to be slimy and they do not taste as earthy as fresh ones. Nor do they have that unmistakable fresh mushroom texture.
This creamy chicken and white wine recipe is nice served with peas and boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes. French fries would also work, so just make whatever you fancy. For a little bit of added saltiness, you could add a few capers or thin pickle slices near the end of cooking. Alternatively, like many chicken recipes, this is wonderful just as it is, so follow the recipe as it stands.
Chicken in a Mushroom, Tarragon and White Wine Cream Sauce
Ingredients -
2 chicken breasts or thighs
½ pint dry white wine
2 tablespoons fresh tarragon, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons heavy cream
4 slices pancetta or smoked bacon
½ cup sliced button mushrooms
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, peeled
6 shallots, peeled
Salt and pepper
Preparation:
Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the pancetta or bacon until crispy. Remove to a plate.
Fry the mushrooms until soft and add to the pancetta.
Season the chicken and add to the oil. Fry all over until golden brown and remove.
Fry the whole shallots and garlic cloves until they start to brown.
Add the pancetta, mushrooms, and chicken. Add enough wine to cover the chicken and scatter the tarragon over it.
Turn down the heat to a bare simmer and cook, uncovered, for an hour, turning the chicken pieces after half an hour.
Divide the chicken and shallots between two warmed plates then whisk the cream into the reduced juices in the pan.
Spoon this sauce over the chicken.
(Serves 2)