Mushroom Smothered Chicken

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 1/2-3 lbs meaty chicken pieces, skinned (breast halves, thighs, and drumsticks)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 large onions, chopped (2 cups)
• 6 cups halved fresh mushrooms (such as morel, chanterelle, shiitake ,stems removed, and/or button)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup dry wine or 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream (optional)
• instant gnocchi or toasted baguette, sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a plastic bag combine flour, salt, and black pepper; then add chicken pieces, a few at a time, shaking to coat.
• 2 in a 12-inch skillet brown chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat for 8 minutes, turning occasionally.
• 3 remove chicken from skillet; set aside.
• 4 add onions, mushrooms, and garlic to skillet and cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits.
• 5 return chicken to pan and add wine or chicken broth, broth, basil, and thyme.
• 6 bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• 7 cover and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and remove chicken; cover and keep warm.
• 8 increase heat to medium and gently boil sauce, uncovered, for 5 minutes- if desired, stir in whipping cream.
• 9 serve chicken and sauce over toasted baguette slices and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.