Easy Mushroom, White Wine & Lemon Chicken
Easy Mushroom, White Wine & Lemon Chicken
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Author: Developed for CFC by Nancy Guppy, RD, MHSc
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup (250 ml) red onion, diced
- 5 cups (1.25 litre) mushrooms, brown, fresh, sliced
- 1 tsp (5 ml) lemon zest, fresh
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) lemon juice, fresh
- ⅓ cup (75 ml) marjoram or parsley, fresh, chopped
- ⅓ cup (75 ml) green onion, tops, fresh, sliced fine
- ¼ cup (60 ml) parmesan cheese, shredded
- 2 chicken breasts,
bonless , skinless, large (or 3 small - 1 lb - 450 g) - 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
- 1 tsp (5 mL) Montreal steak spice, divided
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) butter, regular
- ⅓ cup (75 ml) white wine, dry (or substitute chicken broth, low sodium)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 350°F (175°C).
- Mince garlic,
dice onion and slice mushrooms. Zest peel of fresh lemon and juice one half of the lemon. As you remove the yellow peel try to avoid removing the white pith which is bitter. Chop marjoram or parsley (optional garnish.) Shred parmesan cheese. Set all aside in separate dishes - Cut chicken breasts in half horizontally making 4 thinner pieces. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over
medium high heat for a minute. Add the garlic, onion and sliced mushrooms to the pan and season with ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) Montreal style steak spice (reserveother ½ teaspoon - 2.5 ml). Sauté while stirring until the onion has softened and mushrooms release their juices - about 10 minutes. Remove from skillet and place in oven proof baking dish (10 x 10 x 2 inches - 25 x 25 x 5 cm). Spread out in an even layer - Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and season both sides with the remaining ½ teaspoon Montreal style steak spice. Sauté on medium heat for approximately 8 to 10 minutes per side until lightly browned and chicken is cooked through. Remove from skillet and place in baking dish on top of the mushroom mixture.
- Deglaze skillet to create pan juices by heating the same pan over
medium high heat and pouring in white wine, fresh lemon zest and lemon juice. Stir to remove brown bits from the bottom of the pan. When the sauce comes to a boil pour it over the chicken and mushrooms. - Top chicken with the shredded parmesan cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned and chicken is cooked through.
- To serve, sprinkle with sliced green onion tops and chopped fresh marjoram or parsley (optional garnish).
Notes
Use a high quality, hard grating cheese like Parmesan Reggiano. It costs more but you can achieve <g class="gr_ gr_81 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="81" data-gr-id="81">greater</g> flavour while using less.
Serve with a side starch like brown rice or mashed potatoes to help soak up the delicious pan juices.
If you need a <g class="gr_ gr_68 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="68" data-gr-id="68">gluten free</g> version make sure the Montreal steak spice is <g class="gr_ gr_69 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="69" data-gr-id="69">gluten free</g>. Alternately, use sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, sweet paprika and garlic.
Serve with a side starch like brown rice or mashed potatoes to help soak up the delicious pan juices.
If you need a <g class="gr_ gr_68 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="68" data-gr-id="68">gluten free</g> version make sure the Montreal steak spice is <g class="gr_ gr_69 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="69" data-gr-id="69">gluten free</g>. Alternately, use sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, sweet paprika and garlic.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 325 g Calories: 270 Fat: 10 g Saturated fat: 4 g Carbohydrates: 12 g Sugar: 5 g Sodium: 420 mg Fiber: 2 g Protein: 31 g Cholesterol: 75 mg