CREAMY TUSCAN CHICKEN
Ingredients
- HANDS ON 20 minutes
- COOK 27 minutes
- 4 6- to 8- oz. skinless boneless chicken breast halves
- ¾ tsp. salt
- ¾ tsp. black pepper
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 4 cups sliced fresh cremini mushrooms
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ¾ cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 6- oz. jar quartered marinated artichoke hearts drained
- 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh oregano or 1 tsp. dried oregano crushed
- ½ to 1 tsp. crushed red pepper
- ½ cup drained and chopped oil-packed dried tomatoes
- ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 cups hot cooked gnocchi angel hair pasta, or mashed potatoes
- Balsamic vinegar optional
Instructions
- 1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a 10-inch cast-iron or nonstick skillet heat oil over medium heat. Cook chicken in hot oil about 8 minutes or until browned, turning once. Transfer to a plate.
- 2. Melt butter in skillet. Add mushrooms; cook about 5 minutes or until mushrooms are browned and liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute more. Stir in next five ingredients (through crushed red pepper). Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and Parmesan cheese.
- 3. Return chicken to skillet. Spoon sauce over chicken. Simmer, uncovered, 8 to 10 minutes or until done (165°F).
- 4. Serve chicken and mushroom sauce over gnocchi. If desired, top with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and additional fresh oregano and Parmesan cheese. Makes 4 servings (1 chicken breast half + ¾ cup mushroom sauce each).
- PER SERVING 729 cal., 26 g fat (8 g sat. fat), 153 mg chol., 1,527 mg sodium, 76 g carb., 7 g fiber, 5 g sugars, 52 g pro.
THEN: CHICKEN WINS Chicken was a very popular category in our Prize Tested Recipes contest that originated in 1933.
Winners through the decades have included A la King on Noodles (′46), Chicken Party Pie Salad (′54), Crab-Stuffed Chicken Breast (′72), Raspberry Chicken (′85), and Rosemary Chicken and Vegetables (′95).
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Our version of the creamy tomato-sauced chicken is full of mushrooms and marinated artichoke hearts.
