Smothered Chicken in Mushroom Sauce
Smothered chicken and gravy has so much flavor with mushrooms! This is my recipe for smothered chicken. It's like a variation to chicken marsala, only made with a creamy mushroom gravy. I need to make this more often it's incredible!
Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl (or Zip-loc bag for coating chicken in flour)
Ingredients
Mushroom Sauce:
- 21 oz whole white mushrooms, (washed and patted dry)
- 1 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 Tbsp vinegar
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 4 tbsp avocado oil, divided
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
Breading for Chicken
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast, (cut into thick strips)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- In a large skillet, sauté the whole mushrooms in 2 Tbsp oil for 10 minutes over medium heat. Season with 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/8 tsp black pepper. Transfer to a bowl.
- Season the chicken strips with 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Dredge chicken in flour. Reserve 1 tbsp of the flour for the sauce.
- In the same skillet the mushrooms cooked in, melt 2 tbsp of butter and 2 tbsp of oil over medium heat. Add the floured chicken pieces to the pan and fry on each side for about 2 minutes. Transfer chicken pieces to a plate lined with paper towels and cook one more batch.
- After frying the second batch of chicken remove the chicken from the pan. Add 1 tbsp of the reserved flour. Whisk until incorporated (add 1 Tbsp oil if too dry). Then add the reserved mushrooms and 1 Tbsp of vinegar to deglaze the pan and add flavor to the gravy.
- Stir in the 1 2/3 cups cream, 1 bay leaf, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and stir in 1/4 cup sour cream and the fried chicken pieces. Simmer uncovered, on low for 6 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley if desired. Serve over egg noodles or whatever you like.
Notes
- Wash and dry your mushrooms with paper towels for the best results.
- I cooked a 12 oz bag of wide egg noodles to pair with this dish. It was just enough for this amount of chicken and gravy. took egg noodles according to package instructions (mine took 8-9 minutes).
Nutrition Facts
Smothered Chicken in Mushroom Sauce
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
550
% Daily Value*
Fat
42
g
65
%
Saturated Fat
20
g
125
%
Trans Fat
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
14
g
Cholesterol
163
mg
54
%
Sodium
672
mg
29
%
Potassium
825
mg
24
%
Carbohydrates
14
g
5
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
30
g
60
%
Vitamin A
1184
IU
24
%
Vitamin C
4
mg
5
%
Calcium
66
mg
7
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
