Chicken with Crimini Cream Sauce

Another new recipe was tried yesterday...Chicken with Cremini Cream Sauce.  I got the recipe from The South Beach Diet Super Quick Cookbook.  For those wondering, it is a phase one recipe.  Anyway, this was a pretty simple recipe, and was very tasty!  I doubled the cream sauce ingredients, because these recipes NEVER make enough sauce for us when I follow them.  I also added some mashed red potatoes and a salad to balance out the meal.  So here is how I made it:

Ingredients:

• 4 (6 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 8 oz small cremini mushrooms, quartered
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 cup chicken broth (made from bouillon)
• 4 oz reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
• 1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tsp of olive oil over medium heat.  Add the chicken and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.  Transfer chicken to a plate and keep warm.
3. Add the mushrooms, scallions, and remaining 1 tsp of oil to the skillet.  Cook over medium heat, tossing frequently, until the mushrooms have wilted, about 3 minutes.
4. Add the broth, cream cheese, rosemary and 1/4 tsp salt.  Stir until the cream cheese melts thoroughly.
5. Return chicken to the pan and bring to a simmer.  Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through and still juice.
6. Serve chicken topped with mushroom sauce.



Chicken and mashed potatoes






Entire dinner...chicken, mashed potatoes and salad

I really liked this recipe!  It was almost close to a creamy pasta sauce, and if I were to make even more I think it could easily be turned into one.  I also think next time I make this (because there will be a next time!), I will add a package of frozen chopped spinach (thawed beforehand of course).  I'll add it at the time the mushrooms and scallions are cooking, and maybe a little bit of garlic as well.  You can never go wrong with garlic in my opinion. :-)

Stay tuned tomorrow night or Wednesday for another new recipe!  A friend of mine (Steve) gave me one ingredient that I have to use creatively in a dish, and tomorrow night is when I'll make it.  I'm just not as good as him about posting as quickly. :-p  I think it's going to be very tasty...just hoping the commissary has all the ingredients I need for it!