Chicken Merlot With Mushrooms Recipes

CHICKEN MERLOT WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Rinse chicken; set aside.
• In a 4 or 5 quart crockpot place mushrooms, onion, and garlic.
• Place chicken pieces on top of the vegetables.
• In a bowl combine broth, tomato paste, wine or chicken broth, tapioca, dried basil (if using instead of fresh), sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Pour over all in crockpot.
• Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• If using, stir in fresh basil.
• To serve, spoon chicken, mushroom mixture, and sauce over hot cooked noodles.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN MERLOT WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place the mushrooms, onion and garlic in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Top with chicken.
• In a small bowl, combine the tomato paste, broth, wine, tapioca, sugar, basil, salt and pepper. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until the chicken is tender.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan; serve with pasta if desired.

CONTEST-WINNING CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix cornstarch and milk until smooth. Pound chicken with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness., In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook chicken until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes per side. Remove from pan., In same pan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and onion until tender. Stir in sherry, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan. Return to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Return chicken to pan; heat through.