Champagne Chicken And Mushrooms Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and sprinkle both sides liberally with salt and pepper. Place 1/2 cup flour in a bowl and dredge the chicken in the flour. In a large (12-inch) ovenproof pot such as Le Creuset, heat the oil. Add the chicken in three batches (don't crowd them!) and brown lightly over medium-high heat for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken to a plate and continue until all the chicken is browned.
• Add the whole garlic cloves, mushrooms, and thyme to the pot and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the sherry and cook for 1 minute, scraping up the brown bits. Add the minced garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the wine, chicken stock, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a simmer. Add the chicken (large pieces first), cover, and place in the middle of the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through (about 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer).
• Remove the chicken to a bowl and discard the thyme. With a fork, mash together the butter and 1/4 cup flour and add it to the sauce. Simmer, stirring constantly, over medium heat for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Season to taste (it should be highly seasoned), put the chicken back in the sauce, and serve hot.

Steps:

• Lightly dust chicken breasts with flour and a little salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, lightly brown chicken breasts to a nice golden brown in olive oil. Once browned on both sides, add mushrooms and champagne. Cook over medium heat, champagne should boil a little, for approximately 1/2 hour. When chicken is tender, transfer chicken to a platter.
• Pour cream into skillet. Simmer about 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Pour sauce over chicken breasts. Serve.

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in oil until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove to a serving platter and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Sprinkle with flour and stir until coated. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Remove from the heat; stir in 1/2 cup cheese. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with parsley and remaining cheese. Serve with pasta.

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl/pie plate, stir together the first 3 ingredients.
• Dredge chicken in flour mixture; place on a wire rack; let stand 15 minutes.
• Dredge chicken in flour again; return to rack.
• Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Cook chicken, in batches, 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown; remove chicken to a plate.
• Add shallots to the skillet; cook, stirring often, 2 minutes or until golden brown.
• Add in mushrooms and garlic; cook, stirring often, 10 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
• Stir in Champagne and thyme; bring to a boil; stirring to loosen browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Decrease heat, and return chicken to skillet; cover and simmer 10 minutes or until done.
• Transfer chicken to a serving platter; stir cream into mushroom mixture; cook 5-6 minutes or until thickened; adjust seasoning with salt/pepper to taste.
• Serve sauce immediately over chicken.