Creamy chicken with mushrooms is a classic of French home cooking. With its velvety and fragrant sauce, it transforms a simple chicken breast into a tasty and comforting dish! Easy to prepare and quick to cook, it is ideal for a hearty family meal during the week. The mushrooms provide a melting texture and an intense yet delicate flavor that pairs wonderfully with the richness of the cream. A simple, economical, efficient recipe that is always appreciated!
The bistro-style recipe that delights the whole family: chicken in cream and mushrooms
Among the classics of convivial and generous French cuisine, this creamy chicken with mushrooms never fails to satisfy us all! Very simple and quick to make, you don’t need to spend hours at the stove to serve a dish that delights the whole family just by its aroma. With its (not-so) secret sauce terribly velvety and fragrant, the chicken stays ultra-tender and the mushrooms intensify the dish. To serve with rice, potatoes or pasta, you’ll want to sop up every last bit of your plate!
This creamy chicken with mushrooms recipe is very easy to make, perfect for a family lunch or an improvised dinner with friends. So, with whom would you like to share this generous and flavorful dish?
The ingredients to plan for a family-friendly and economical dish
– 4 chicken breasts
– 250 g mushrooms
– 25 cl of heavy cream
– 1 shallot
– 1 knob of butter
– Salt, pepper
The 3 simple and quick steps to obtain creamy chicken with fragrant mushrooms
1. Sear the chicken in a sauté pan to nicely mark it. Set aside.
2. Sauté the minced shallot with butter in the same pan without rinsing it to keep the meat juices. Add the washed and sliced mushrooms and let them color.
3. Return the chicken and pour in the cream. Season and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Serve hot.
The simple, comforting dinner we love and that wins over everyone’s palate
We weren’t lying: creamy chicken with mushrooms is truly approachable at all cooking levels and only takes a few minutes behind the stove before you can indulge. It will really save you when you’re lacking inspiration for a midweek meal! But it is also perfect for hosting friends on the weekend.
For an irresistible sauce, we recommend choosing full-fat cream, whose fat content makes the dish very velvety, unlike light cream. And when it comes to mushrooms, treat yourself according to the seasons. Our favorites for this recipe are brown mushrooms, which are much more intense and flavorful!
