Best 12 Smothered Chicken With Mushrooms Recipes

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Coat both sides of chicken breasts with oregano and cayenne pepper and place on a baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and red wine. Cook and stir until vegetables shrink down a bit, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and cracked black pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low to low; cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Pour mushroom mixture on top of the chicken. Continue baking until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 8 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken and cook until cheese is bubbly, about 5 minutes more.

CRAIG CLAIBORNE'S SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Craig Claiborne believed a black iron skillet to be essential for the authentic preparation of this dish. Sprinkle the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Select a skillet large enough to hold the chicken comfortably when it is opened up as for broiling. Fold the chicken wings under to hold them secure.
• Melt half the butter in the pan and add the chicken skinside down. Cover the chicken firmly with a plate that will fit comfortably inside the pan. Place a heavy can, stone or brick on the top of the plate to weight it down. Cook over low heat, checking the skin side of the chicken, until it is nicely browned, approximately 25 minutes.
• Remove weight and plate and weights. Pour off most of the fat from the pan and add the remaining two tablespoons of butter. Turn the chicken skin-side up.
• Scatter the mushrooms over the chicken. Scatter the onions around it. Add the bay leaf, thyme, wine and chicken broth. Replace the plate and the weights and continue cooking over low heat about 45 minutes longer.
• Remove the chicken to a warm platter. Spoon the mushrooms and onions around the chicken. Cook down the pan liquid until reduced by half. Pour this over the chicken and sprinkle with parsley.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH SPINACH, POTATOES, AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil a baking dish.
• Combine flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, poultry seasoning, salt, and black pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken and toss to coat well. Shake off excess breading.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Cook and stir potatoes in the same skillet until almost tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to the baking dish.
• Add butter to the same skillet over medium-high heat. Saute mushrooms for 2 minutes. Add green onions and garlic and saute until garlic is browned, about 3 minutes. Add soup, broth, and sherry. Bring to a boil and cook until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and cook until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour sauce over chicken and potatoes in the baking dish. Top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes more.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Peel the carrot, quarter it lengthwise and then cut crosswise into pieces 1/2 inch thick. Set aside with the onion and the mushrooms.
• Coat a large nonstick frying pan with nonstick cooking spray and place over medium-high heat. When hot but not smoking, add the chicken breast halves and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, turning once, until browned (about 2 minutes per side). Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
• Return the pan to medium-high heat and add oil. When hot but not smoking, add the carrot, onion, and mushrooms and cook briskly, stirring frequently, until the vegetables have softened and are lightly browned (about 7 minutes).
• Sprinkle with the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until fully blended (about 2 minutes longer).
• Add the broth and the tarragon (if desired) and bring to a boil, stirring frequently until slightly thickened.
• Return the chicken breasts to the pan, pushing them down into the liquid. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until the chicken breasts are opaque throughout (when cut open with a knife) and the vegetables are tender (about 10 minutes).
• Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve immediately.

MUSHROOM SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

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

SUNNY'S EASY SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and thyme and more olive oil if needed and saute until lightly browned and tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the onion and season with salt and pepper. Let cook until the onions are softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in the flour and mustard and cook for about 2 minutes. Whisk in the beef stock and bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the grilled chicken breasts, then cover the skillet and turn down the heat to medium-low. Let simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Prepare the rice according to the package directions. Remove the rice to a large bowl and stir in 2 tablespoons parsley. Place rice on a platter, then top with the chicken and mushroom sauce. Garnish with the remaining fresh parsley.

MUSHROOM SOUP SMOTHERED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Brown chicken breasts on both sides in olive oil in large skillet, but don't fully cook. Remove when done.
• In same skillet, cook garlic, mushrooms and red onion in olive oil till tender.
• Add cream of mushroom soup, water, salt, pepper, basil and cayenne. Stir till mixed.
• Add chicken breasts to skillet, spoon sauce over chicken. Cover skillet. Bring to simmer.
• Cook until chicken is done--time will vary depending on size of chicken breasts.
• Serve chicken with sauce.
• ***Sauce is good on stuffing and mashed potatoes.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF and coat a 9 x 13" pan with olive oil.
• Saute onion until it starts to caramelize then add mushrooms and saute until they start to brown.
• In a small bowl, mix the neufchatel cheese (light cream cheese) and packet of Zesty Italian Dressing mix together until it is well blended.
• Place the chicken breasts in bottom of 9 x 13" pan.
• Divide cream cheese mixture into four even portions and spread on top of each chicken breast.
• Cover contents of the pan with the entire 8 oz bag of fresh spinach (uncooked).
• Evenly distribute the onion and mushroom mixture over the top of the spinach.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover with the shredded mozzarella, provolone, and parmesan blend cheese.
• Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes and check that internal temperature of largest breast is 170ºF.
• Serve with a nice risotto or rice pilaf.

CROCK POT SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, green pepper, and celery.
• Sauté 2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender.
• Add chicken and cook 6-7 minutes per side or until browned.
• Add to crock pot.
• Combine mushroom gravy mix and milk.
• Stir into chicken mixture in crock pot.
• Add mushrooms and liquid to crock pot.
• Set temperature to LOW and cook 4-6 hours, until chicken cooked through.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH CREAMY MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Blend flour, 1/2 teaspoon thyme and allspice in small bowl.
• Set aside 1 tablespoon of flour mixture.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, then with enough of remaining flour mixture to coat.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken to skillet.
• Saute until brown, about 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer chicken to plate.
• Add mushrooms, onion, and remaining 1 teaspoon thyme to skillet.
• Saute until mushrooms are brown, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in reserved 1 tablespoon flour mixture; cook 1 minute.
• Add cream and broth and bring to boil, stirring occasionally.
• Return chicken and any collected juices to skillet.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered until chicken is cooked through and gravy thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill or broiler. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and green onions until tender. Stir in spinach and pecans until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat; keep warm., Sprinkle chicken with seasoning. Grill, covered, on an oiled grill rack over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat on a greased broiler pan until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-5 minutes per side. Top with cheese; grill or broil until cheese is melted. To serve, top with mushroom mixture.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle with seasonings., In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms until tender, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan., In same pan, cook chicken in remaining oil until bottom is browned, about 4 minutes. Turn chicken; top with mushrooms and remaining ingredients. Cook, covered, until chicken is no longer pink, 4-5 minutes.