Sunday, April 3, 2011

Sundried Tomatoes with Chicken and Mushrooms

Adapted from Bella Sun Luci Sun Dried Tomatoes "Bella's Chicken w/ Mushrooms" recipe. The recipe is good, but I added a few more details and few changes to kick it up a notch.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup of sun dried tomatoes in olive oil, drained, and julliened
  • 1/8 cup reserved oil from sun dried tomatoes
  • 1/8 cup plain olive oil
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 large onion, finely diced
  • 4 large garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried basil
  • 1 lbs white mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup dry red wine (I prefer Trader Joe's Charles Shaw Merlot for the job)
  • 1 cup of chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup of tomato paste
  • Pinch of pepper flakes
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp flour
Directions
  1. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
  2. In a skillet, heat reserved oil and olive oil over medium high heat and brown chick breasts
  3. Transfer chicken to plate.
  4. Lower the flame to medium and in the remaining oil, saute onion, garlic, pepper flakes, and basil until onion is soft.
  5. Add mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes and cook until softened.
  6. Whisk in wine, chicken broth, and tomato paste and bring to light boil.
  7. Add chicken and juices back into th (e skillet and bring liquid to full boil.
  8. Lower the flame to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  9. Transfer chicken to a platter, keep warm and covered (if using aluminum foil, don't let it touch the chicken because the tomato sauce will cause the aluminum to leave a metallic taste).
  10. Thoroughly cut butter and flour together and whisk into sauce and simmer, continually whisking until thickened.
  11. Pour over check and serve.