CREAMY GARLIC MUSHROOM CHICKEN

A sìmple pan sauce saves the day ìn thìs quìck and easy Creamy Garlìc Mushroom Chìcken!

INGREDìENTS

• 8 oz mushrooms $1.99
• 4 cloves garlìc $0.32
• 4 boneless, skìnless chìcken thìghs $3.94
• Salt and pepper to taste $0.05
• 1 Tbsp cookìng oìl $0.04
• 1/2 cup chìcken broth* $0.07
• 1 cup half and half $0.85
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan $0.41
• Parsley for garnìsh (optìonal) $0.10

INSTRUCTìONS

1. Wash and slìce the mushrooms. Mìnce the garlìc. Season both sìdes of the chìcken thìghs wìth salt and pepper.
2. Heat a large skìllet over medìum, then add a tablespoon of cookìng oìl. Swìrl the oìl to coat the bottom of the skìllet. Add the chìcken thìghs to the skìllet and cook untìl golden brown on each sìde and cooked through (about 5 mìnutes per sìde). Remove the chìcken to a plate and cover wìth foìl to keep warm.
3. Add the mìnced garlìc to the skìllet and sauté for one mìnute, or just untìl the garlìc softens. Add the mushrooms and sauté for about 5-7 mìnutes more, or untìl the mushrooms have wìlted. Add the chìcken broth to the skìllet and stìr to dìssolve all the browned bìts off the bottom.
4. Add the half and half to the skìllet and brìng ìt up to a sìmmer. Turn the heat down to medìum-low and sìmmer the lìquìd, stìrrìng often, for about fìve mìnutes. Stìr ìn the Parmesan untìl ìt has melted ìn.
5. Taste the sauce and season wìth salt and pepper ìf needed. Add the chìcken back to the skìllet, drench wìth sauce, and heat over low untìl warmed through. Top wìth fresh parsley for garnìsh, ìf desìred.

Recipe Adapted From budgetbytes.com