Chicken With Balsamic Vinegar and Mushrooms
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
3-5 breasts
- Serves:
- 3-5
ingredients
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 -5 boneless chicken breasts
- 2 (8 ounce) packages sliced mushrooms
- 5 garlic cloves (sliced)
- 1⁄2 - 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1⁄2 - 1 cup white wine (sherry, vermouth, chardonnay, etc.)
- 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon pepper
directions
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil until very hot.
- Add chicken breasts to pan (don’t crowd them, use splatter screen, and keep temp high) and sear until nice caramel brown – about 5 min per side.
- Remove breasts to a plate – don’t worry if they are not fully cooked, they will be added to the pan again for additional cooking.
- Add a bit more olive oil if needed and sauté mushrooms and garlic for a couple minutes - don't let the garlic burn or it will be bitter.
- Take a bottle of balsamic vinegar and make several swirls around the pan to deglaze (approx 1/2 to 1 cup balsamic vinegar).
- Let bubble for a minute and add some white wine to the mix and salt and pepper to taste.
- Once it starts to boil, add the chicken breasts back to the pan, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer.
- Flip the breasts every couple minutes so the balsamic vinegar sauce can penetrate both sides nicely.
- Cook about 8-10 minutes.
- Remove breasts and mushrooms to serving platter.
- Reduce sauce until it is thick and rich, adjust seasoning if needed, and pour over breasts.
- Good served over Rice à la Frances with a nice vegetable or tossed salad on the side.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DrBuzzetta
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I have been working with families for over 18 years, and I have taught as a licensed parent and family educator in the state of Minnesota. I currently work in St. Paul Public Schools (District 625) working with families whose children were aged birth to 5 years old. One of my favorite ages to work with has to be those adorable 3-year-olds who tell it like it is-they crack me up! My teaching is built upon a philosophy of critical reflection, strength-based learning strategies, meeting families where they are at in their everyday living, and using a holistic approach to understand parenting challenges in the real world. My doctorate is in Education: Curriculum and Instruction-Family, Youth, and Community from the University of Minnesota. I had a strong focus on parent and family education, and my research was focused on teens and youth. I have explored children and teen's peer group formation, and my Ph.D. dissertation examined parent-teen conflict and argument from the teen perspective. My dissertation was published in book form under the title, "What Are Teens Thinking? Parent-Teen Conflict and Argument From the Teen Perspective." In addition to teaching parents, I dedicated many years to teaching up and coming parent educators, family life educators, and early childhood educators as an adjunct faculty at both the University of Minnesota and Concordia University