Chicken And Shiitake Mushrooms In Tomato Sauce Recipes

BAKED CHICKEN WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Wash chicken thoroughly and pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken quarters into a baking dish. Sprinkle with salt, white pepper, garlic, and paprika. Rub these ingredients into the chicken. Add a small amount of water to the bottom of the baking dish. Bake in the oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until almost done. Remove from oven and add chicken stock. Add onions and mushrooms, which can be pre-sauteed, if desired. Add flour and stir to remove as many lumps as possible. Bake in oven until sauce thickens to desired preference, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Remove chicken and check temperature which should be above 180 degrees F.

CHICKEN AND SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet; add in the chicken and mushrooms; cook over med-low heat until golden, about 3 minutes on each side.
• Add in the garlic, salt, and pepper; stir until blended.
• Transfer chicken and mushrooms to a side dish; add wine to the skillet.
• Increase heat to high; boil the wine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until reduced to a thin film.
• Add the tomatoes; heat to boiling, breaking the whole tomatoes into pieces with the side of a wooden spoon or spatula.
• Return the chicken, mushrooms, and any juices to the skillet; heat to a gentle simmer, stirring to combine.
• Cover and cook over med-low until the chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
• Add in parsley and fresh oregano or thyme.
• Transfer chicken to serving platter; boil the tomato sauce over high heat, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes; add salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon tomato sauce over the chicken and serve immediately.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet and add the chicken breasts, the mushrooms and the onions. Cook about 5 minutes over medium heat or until lightly browned. Turn the pieces and cook 5 minutes more, shaking the pan and turning the mushrooms and onions so they brown evenly. Remove chicken breasts, and keep them warm. Pour off fat from the pan.
• Add the rosemary and shallots and cook briefly, until wilted. Add the wine and cook, stirring and scraping to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the skillet.
• When the wine is almost reduced by half, blend in the chicken broth. Continue cooking and when the sauce is reduced by half, stir in the butter. Remove pan from stove immediately. Pour sauce over chicken, sprinkle with the parsley and serve.

SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS WITH VERMICELLI

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, red-wine vinegar, thyme, herbes de Provence, sugar, salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a heavy skillet and add onions. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add to tomato mixture, and cook, stirring, about 30 minutes or until sauce is quite thick. Add 2 teaspoons garlic and stir.
• Cut mushrooms into thin crosswise slices. There should be about 10 cups.
• Heat 3/4 cup olive oil in a large, heavy skillet. Add half the mushrooms, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Drain mushrooms, but reserve oil. Return oil to skillet, and add remaining mushrooms, salt and pepper to taste. Add more oil if necessary. Cook until mushrooms are crisp. Drain mushrooms.
• Add mushrooms to tomato sauce, and stir to blend. Let stand until at room temperature.
• Bring a large quantity of water to a boil and add salt. Add vermicelli or capellini, and cook about 3 minutes or to the desired degree of doneness. Do not overcook.
• Drain vermicelli or capellini, and run under cold water until chilled. Drain thoroughly and pour into a bowl. Add remaining olive oil, scallions or chives, sesame oil, soy sauce, remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic, ginger and five-spice powder. Toss to blend well. Serve.

PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place 2 Tbsp. flour in pie plate. Add chicken, 1 piece at a time; turn to evenly coat both sides of each breast with flour.
• Heat 2 Tbsp. dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; turn to evenly coat both sides of breasts with dressing. Cook 3 to 4 min. on each side or until evenly browned on both sides. (Chicken will not be done.) Transfer chicken to plate; cover to keep warm.
• Add 2 Tbsp. of the remaining dressing and mushrooms to skillet; cook 8 min. or until mushrooms are golden brown, stirring occasionally and adding garlic to the skillet for the last minute. Stir in remaining flour; cook and stir 1 min. Add broth, soy sauce and remaining dressing; cook and stir 2 min. or until slightly thickened.
• Return chicken to skillet; spoon mushroom mixture over chicken. Cook 2 min. or until chicken is done.

CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a large (5-quart) saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, heat oil over medium-high heat; swirl to coat bottom of pan. Cook chicken, turning when it easily releases from the pan, until golden, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add mushrooms; cover, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, tomatoes, and oregano. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, covered, until tomatoes have broken down, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Return chicken and any accumulated juices to pan; cover, and cook until chicken is opaque throughout, 4 to 6 minutes. Turn chicken to coat with sauce, and serve.