Pan-fried chicken in mushroom sauce

Pan-fried chicken in mushroom sauce

Creamy chicken and mushroom dish - a fabulous French seasonal recipe

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

READY IN 1½ - 1¾ HRS

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Fry the thighs for 8-10 mins, skin side only, until golden brown, then transfer to a casserole dish. Fry the drumsticks for about 5 mins each side and add them to the thighs.
  2. Pour the stock over the chicken legs in the casserole. There should be enough stock to just cover the chicken, if not add a little water. Bring stock to the boil and cover, leaving lid slightly ajar. Cook at just below simmering point for 30-35 mins until chicken is cooked.
  3. While chicken is simmering, drain oil from the pan. Heat the butter in pan and add onion. Sweat onion for 5 mins until soft, but not coloured. Turn up the heat, add the mushrooms, then fry for 3 mins until they soften and start to smell wonderful. Pour over the white wine, raise the heat to maximum and boil rapidly for 6-8 mins until reduced by two-thirds. Turn off the heat and leave until chicken has cooked.
  4. Once chicken legs are cooked, strain stock into pan with the onion, mushrooms and white wine, bring back to the boil and reduce again by two-thirds until it is thick and syrupy. Pour in double cream, bring it to the boil, season if you want, then pour it over chicken. Heat chicken through in the sauce for 2-3 mins then turn off the heat and leave for a few mins before serving. This is such an aromatic and beautiful looking dish you should serve it straight from the casserole with the lid on.
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600 kcalories, protein 50.0g, carbohydrate 3.0g, fat 40.0 g, saturated fat 22.0g, fibre 1.0g, salt 0.8 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2004.

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  • Binder photo Christina Gray

    17 June 2012

    Christina Gray rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was delicious. The whole family loved it.

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  • Binder photo Peter

    29 June 2012

    Peter rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very good indeed.

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  • Binder photo jennyteal

    03 July 2012

    jennyteal commented on this recipe

    Can someone help? I've followed the recipe exactly 3 times and every time the sauce is too thin. Can't think what I'm doing wrong. It tastes great but needs to be thicker. I've tried cooking for longer and adding flour but no luck :(

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  • Binder photo the boys mum

    15 July 2012

    the boys mum rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Accidently made with sweet wine rather than dry it was still really tasty will make again, used chicken breast as don't like the bones, so i think i could have gotten away without frying first.

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  • Binder photo SophieB

    17 July 2012

    SophieB rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Not brilliant.

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  • Binder photo pudddddin

    22 July 2012

    pudddddin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I cooked it the way you said but with 4 chicken quarters instead - it was very nice, but for some reason my sauce wouldn't reduce and the result was a tasty but very watery sauce! no idea why!

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  • Binder photo Helen

    07 August 2012

    Helen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have tried this recipe a few times now and it is really nice. I have made it with skinless and boneless chicken thighs which took about 20 mins to simmer. The stock does take a while to simmer down but it will eventually go thick and syrupy - just be patient. Have also made this using pork fillet substituting dry cider for the wine and adding a tablespoon of wholegrain mustard with the cider and just used chestnut mushrooms. I cooked the pork fillet separately in one piece in a frying pan and then stuck it in the oven on 230 degrees (fan assisted) for 15 minutes and then let it rest until needed on a board wrapped in foil with a tea towel over. I then just sliced the pork fillet up and added it to the sauce with the pork juices and heated it through for a couple more minutes. It is sweeter than with the wine but not too sweet. I'm sure children would love it.

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  • Binder photo hazel

    18 August 2012

    hazel commented on this recipe

    made this a few years ago and made it again two days ago and it was gorgeous and a very easy recipe to follow. the kids loved it too we had it with rice

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  • Binder photo lastnightscurry

    22 August 2012

    lastnightscurry rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious - I added two chopped leeks at with the onions, turned out very well. The pan frying gives it an amazing flavour. Just don't skimp on the reduction, wait till its thick (took me about 20 mins). Excellent recipe!

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  • Binder photo Naomi

    24 August 2012

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  • Binder photo Japanike

    27 August 2012

    Japanike rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is so amazing and so worth the wait. I put the finished dish in a slow cooker on low so when we are all in at different times and it is ready and just as tasty. A very firm family favourite.

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  • Binder photo Courtney

    15 September 2012

    Courtney rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty-one my favourite dinners

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  • Binder photo provi20

    19 September 2012

    provi20 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tastes delicious!!

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  • Binder photo mmmichaela

    10 October 2012

    mmmichaela rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic! I used chicken breasts and it worked really well.

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  • Binder photo Dash1

    15 October 2012

    Dash1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this recipe in the past with great results but i wanted to do something a bit "posher" for a recent dinner party, so I used the sauce part of this recipe and mixed & matched it with a another chicken breast recipe (stuffed with a duxelles style mix). This sauce worked perfectly - used a very good chicken stock which added to the tasty result. Compliments all round & seconds were requested.

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  • Binder photo Brian Mellor

    18 October 2012

    Brian Mellor rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have just made this for my partner and I, and as a lot of the comments elude to you must allow the sauce to reduce 20-30 mins who cares it is well worth the wait!! The best recipe I have used from the site so far, if I could I would give it 10 stars!!! I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs, and chestnut mushrooms only. I reduced the ingredients by half. as suggested in previous comments i used smoked lardons with the onions, amazing taste. I reduced the sauce slightly more than suggested, and used 3% fat creme fraiche. The result was amazing. Yes I will be making this recipe again and again!!!!

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    21 October 2012

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  • Binder photo Trixy

    22 October 2012

    Trixy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for a dinner party for 5 people. I made it the evening before (to save stressing!). I used 6 chicken breasts which I tore up when cooked before mixing back into the sauce. I used chesnut & portobello mushrooms instead of wild mushrooms and used the amount of liquid stated (had to wait a while for it to reduce). Heated it up on the stove the next evening and served with pappardelle pasta and garlic ciabatta which went really well with it. All my friends cleaned their plates and said they loved it. I thought it tasted great! Will be making again for sure!

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  • Binder photo susieone

    28 October 2012

    susieone rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I cooked this last night using chicken thighs and added an odd leek that was "lurking" when the onions were nearly cooked, before adding mushrooms. I served it with a mixture of 3 types of rice and it was delicious. Thank you Good Food for another good one!!

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  • Binder photo Sam Hamilton

    04 November 2012

    Sam Hamilton rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A little time consuming, but well worth it. I added garlic to the mushrooms too which I think added a little extra flavour. Delicious! I will definitely make this again.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

READY IN 1½ - 1¾ HRS

Freezable

Creamy comfort food

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 6 large, free-range chicken legs , halved at the joint so you have 6 thighs and 6 drumsticks
  • 700ml/1¼ pts chicken stock (or water)
  • 50g butter
  • 1 onion , finely diced
  • 400g mixed wild mushrooms
  • 300ml/½ pt dry white wine
  • 284ml pot double cream
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600 kcalories, protein 50.0g, carbohydrate 3.0g, fat 40.0 g, saturated fat 22.0g, fibre 1.0g, salt 0.8 g

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