Creamy Mushroom Chicken
Change up for usual chicken dinner with a creamy mushroom sauce on top of it. The tarragon adds a wonderful flavor which make it one of the most requested dinner in my household.—Pat Marken, Hansville, Washington4-6 ServingsPrep: 50 min. Bake: 20 min.
Ingredients
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 3/4 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, divided
- 3/4 to 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 egg yolks
- Hot cooked noodles
Directions
- In a skillet, cook chicken in butter over medium-low heat for 40
- minutes. Transfer chicken to a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes, or until juices run
- clear. Meanwhile, in the same skillet, saute mushrooms for 15
- minutes or until golden brown. Add 1/4 cup cream, tarragon and salt.
- Bring just to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low.
- In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks and remaining cream; whisk into
- mushroom mixture. Stir constantly until slightly thickened (do not
- boil). Serve chicken and cream sauce over noodles. Yield: 4-6
- servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 483 calories, 38 g fat (18 g saturated fat), 227 mg cholesterol, 438 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 31 g protein.