Chicken with Mushroom Sauce

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
Yield 4 servings
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Easy yet elegant, chicken with mushroom sauce begs to be made on a cozy autumn evening. Serve over a bed of potatoes or polenta to soak up all the yummy sauce.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup fat-free milk
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup sherry or chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  1. Mix cornstarch and milk until smooth. Pound chicken with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness.
  2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook chicken until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes per side. Remove from pan.
  3. In same pan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and onion until tender. Stir in sherry, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan. Return to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Return chicken to pan; heat through.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 225 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 71mg cholesterol, 541mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable.

It looks impressive, but this mouthwatering chicken and mushroom sauce comes together in no time. I think its flavor rivals that of many full-fat entrees found in fancy restaurants. —Jennifer Pemberton, Muncie, Indiana
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