Skillet Chicken Recipes
Blue Cheese Chicken
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms
- 2 1/4 pounds chicken parts
- 2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil, divided
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup cream (can use whipping cream)
- 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 ounces) blue cheese
- Parsley, if desired for decoration
Instructions
- Cut the mushrooms in half if they are large.
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil in a large frying pan and sauté the mushrooms.
- Remove from pan and set aside.
- Heat another tablespoon vegetable or olive oil in the same frying pan and brown the chicken pieces on all sides.
- Put the mushrooms back into the pan and flavor with salt and pepper.
- Pour in the water, cover, and let the chicken fry for about 25 minutes, adding more water if needed while frying.
- Pour in the cream, crumble in the cheese, and let simmer, covered, for another 5 minutes or so.
- Check the seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve with rice or potatoes.