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Pan-Seared Chicken with Mushroom-Sage Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on October 25, 2012

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Pan-Seared Chicken with Mushroom-Sage Sauce

Ingredients

4 (12-ounce) bone-in split chicken breasts, trimmed and halved crosswiseSalt and pepper 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and sliced thin¼ cup chopped fresh sage 1 shallot, minced¼ cup white wine ¾ cup heavy cream ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth

Before You Begin

You can use white button mushrooms in place of cremini mushrooms. Serve with noodles or rice.

Instructions

  1. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken, skin side down, until well browned, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until chicken registers 160 degrees, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate and tent loosely with aluminum foil.
  2. Return now-empty skillet to medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, sage, shallot, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ? teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until any mushroom juice has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add wine and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add cream and broth and cook until slightly thickened, about 3 ­minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour sauce over chicken. Serve.
Pan-Seared Chicken with Mushroom-Sage Sauce

Pan-Seared Chicken with Mushroom-Sage Sauce

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 (12-ounce) bone-in split chicken breasts, trimmed and halved crosswise
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and sliced thin
¼ cup chopped fresh sage
1 shallot, minced
¼ cup white wine
¾ cup heavy cream
½ cup low-sodium chicken broth

Ingredients

4 (12-ounce) bone-in split chicken breasts, trimmed and halved crosswise
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and sliced thin
¼ cup chopped fresh sage
1 shallot, minced
¼ cup white wine
¾ cup heavy cream
½ cup low-sodium chicken broth

Ingredients

4 (12-ounce) bone-in split chicken breasts, trimmed and halved crosswise
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and sliced thin
¼ cup chopped fresh sage
1 shallot, minced
¼ cup white wine
¾ cup heavy cream
½ cup low-sodium chicken broth

Why This Recipe Works

Cooking the chicken skin side down for the entire time ensures well-rendered, brown skin.

Before You Begin

You can use white button mushrooms in place of cremini mushrooms. Serve with noodles or rice.

Instructions

  1. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken, skin side down, until well browned, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until chicken registers 160 degrees, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate and tent loosely with aluminum foil.
  2. Return now-empty skillet to medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, sage, shallot, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ? teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until any mushroom juice has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add wine and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add cream and broth and cook until slightly thickened, about 3 ­minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour sauce over chicken. Serve.

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