Smothered Chicken With Sauteed Mushrooms Creamed Spinach Recipe 415

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.

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.

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 WITH SAUTEED MUSHROOMS & CREAMED SPINACH RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Sprinkle the garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper on both sides of the chicken. Bake for 16 minutes. Meanwhile, make the creamed spinach. Over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet. Add in the onions and saute 2-3 minutes. Add in the spinach and garlic. It will shrink ridiculously. When it's cooked through, stir in the cream cheese and parmesan cheese. Continue cooking and stirring until the cream cheese is melted. Remove from heat. For the mushrooms, melt butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet. Put the mushrooms in and cook until browned all over. Don't season with salt until they are browned or they will never brown. Deglaze the pan with the wine. Add in the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook until most of the wine is cooked out. Flip the chicken pieces over. Divide the spinach and mushrooms over the top of each breast. Lay two slices of cheese over each piece of chicken. Cook another 12-14 minutes or until cheese is browned and chicken is done.