Sensual Chicken With Champagne

Submitted by Rita1652

"I came up with this recipe because I made Sharon 123's recipe for Recipe #144056 and thought it would enhance this dish nicely. Of course you can use olive oil. I was going for a chicken paprikash dish without the fat of sour cream and add lots of veggies like carrots, mushrooms and onions. Makes it a light dish for Valentines Day--saves room to share a sensual dessert for two!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt, I used Flavored Salt Flavored Seasoned Salt
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika or 2 teaspoons hot paprika, your choice
• 1 lb chicken breast, gently pounded with flat side of mallet
• 1 -2 tablespoon luscious olive oil
• 1⁄2 lb baby carrots, cut lengthwise
• 12 ounces exotic mushrooms or 12 ounces button mushrooms, cut into quarters
• 1 large sweet onion, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup champagne, Drink the rest of the bottle with dinner for 2
• 2 tablespoons silky tomato paste, to thicken and give that red valentine color to the dish
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
• 1 sprig fresh thyme

• Garnish

• parsley
• thyme

directions

1. Mix the first 3 ingredient together.
2. Coat tenderized chicken with the flour mixture and let sit to absorb while stir frying veggies.
3. In a very large non stick pan, heat oil and stir fry carrots, mushrooms, and onions 2 minutes over high heat add garlic stirring constantly for 3 more minute. Remove veggies and keep warm.
4. In the same pan brown one side of chicken adding oil only if needed for 1 minute. Flip and top with the cooked veggies cooking for 2 minutes.
5. Pour in the champagne cook for 3 minutes.
6. Add herbs and stir in paste cook till the champagne is reduced in half and sauce is glistening.
7. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
8. Garnish with fresh herbs.
9. Serve over white rice or noodles.

Reviews

[Debby K.]

I used smoked paprika. I put crumbled feta on top of the finished dish. Really, really good!

 

[Kim127]

Lovely dinner! I omitted the carrots because I didn't have any and used smoked paprika. for the mushrooms I used a combination of chantrelles, baby bella and button mushrooms and I added some minced shallot with the onion. Instead of mincing the garlic I used shaved slices. So very good!! Served it over rice, but I think mashed potatoes would be even better. Made for Las Mistico Magicos Sirenas ZWT - 5.

 

[jkoch960]

Definitely enjoyed this dish! The flavors just all came together so nicely! We are not mushroom fans so I left that out but otherwise, followed the recipe exactly! Thanks for sharing! Made for Ali Baba Babes for ZWT5.

 

[French Tart]

WOW, wow, wow! Rita, what a LOVELY recipe - I so enjoyed this, and it was even sensual to cook too, mainly due the odd slurp of champagne!! I cut my carrots into julienne strips and used local Morel mushrooms, I LOVE them! I used smoked paprika, pimenton, for a little kick and fresh thyme, majoram and parsley for the mix of herbs - also as a garnish too. I cut this recipe back to 1/4, as I am by myself at the moment.......I used one large chicken breast, pounded and cut into three pieces. There was no need for any other accompaniments, as I enjoyed this by itself with all the pan-fried veggies. Poetic food and a keeper. Made for the Whine and Cheese Gang for ZWT5 and France. Merci ma leeetle Petits Pois! FT:-)

 

[ncmysteryshopper]

I really loved this dish. I chose to use Hungarian Hot Paprika and it was too hot for the guys. I thought the Hot complemented the dish very well but next time I will use half sweet and half hot so that DH2B doesn't burn his tongue. Our breasts were fatties and even though they were gently pounded, I did need to cook them longer at the end which may account for not having as much sauce as in your beautiful photos. I love this chicken and love the fact that it has less calories from most Champagne Chicken recipes. I hardly missed the cream!