Chicken and Mushrooms over Noodles

Kevin Young's Note:

I first got this recipe from a cookbook called "The Czechoslovak cookbook" by Joza Brizova. I modified it a bit and added the noodles, but it's a really good recipe as long as cholesterol is not an issue to you :)

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 lbs chicken breasts
• ½ cup butter
• 1 large onion , chopped
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons flour

Directions:

1. Combine flour and 1/4 tsp salt on a pastry board and make well in the center.
2. whisk eggs, milk, and oil in a bowl until well blended.
3. Gradually pour egg mixture into the well in the flour while mixing with fingertips.
4. Knead dough about 10 minutes or until it's elastic.
5. Separate dough into three pieces and wrap with plastic wrap and allow to sit approximately 30 minutes.
6. Remove dough and roll flat on lightly floured counter top as flat as possible without tearing.
7. Using knife, pizza cutter, etc.
8. Cut noodles about 1/4- 1/2 inch wide.
9. Drop noodles into pot of salted boiling water and allow to cook about 10 minutes.
10. Drain noodles and rinse with cold water; set aside.
11. Cut chicken into small pieces and brown in the melted butter over medium high heat.
12. Add onion to chicken and cook covered for 5 minutes.
13. Add mushrooms, water, salt, and paprika and mix well.
14. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover.
15. Allow to simmer 45 minutes.
16. Mix sour cream and flour together until smooth, then add to pan and mix until entire recipe is smooth.
17. Add noodles and bring to a boil.
18. Reduce heat and allow to simmer 5 minutes.
19. Remove from heat and allow to sit about 5 minutes or until sauce thickens to desired point.
20. **This is actually my lazy way.
21. If you're trying to impress, start the noodles during the 45 minute simmer time and have done about the same time as the chicken.
22. Ladle the chicken and sauce over the warm noodles and garnished with chopped scallions.

Reviews

[schroomie]

We really enjoyed this meal. I did not make the noodles, however. I just used boxed angel hair and that was good. I did not have sour cream so I used plain yogurt. I also added a few peas for color.

[HEP MEP]

What can I say? Superb! I only made one change and that was to increase the amount of the paprika-used a heaping teaspoon. The sauce had a great flavor. My noodles were a bit large, but this was my first experience making them. I've done dumpling noodles before but never these. Now I know for next time, and there will be a next time. My daughter scarfed down THREE helpings! Thanks for the great recipe.

[Donna]

WOW even though you know nothing about hockey, you are a mighty fine cook! I was looking for something to feed a huge group of preteen girls and this looked interesting to me, I am glad it did because this is delicious! I never made noodles before, it was much easier than I expected. This was really really good, thanks Kevin!