Baked Chicken with Mushrooms
This cheesy baked chicken with mushrooms is an easy recipe featuring baked chicken breasts covered in melty mozzarella cheese and layered with deliciously caramelized mushrooms.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoonbutter (divided)
- 2 tablespoonsolive oil (divided)
- 8 ouncessliced button mushrooms
- 1 largeyellow onion (thinly sliced)
- salt and fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
- 3 clovesgarlic (minced)
- 4boneless skinless chicken breasts (pounded down to 1/4-inch thickness)
- salt and fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
- ½ teaspoongarlic powder
- ½ teaspoonsmoked or sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoonitalian seasoning
- 4 ouncesshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- ½ cuplow sodium chicken broth
- chopped fresh parsley (for garnish)
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375˚F.
- 2
Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- 3
In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, melt 1/2 tablespoon butter and add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil.
- 4
Add sliced mushrooms and sliced onions to the skillet; season with salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 5
Stir in the garlic and cook for 20 seconds or until fragrant.
- 6
Transfer half of the mushrooms mixture to the prepared baking dish; set the rest aside.
- 7
Return skillet to heat and add the rest of the butter and olive oil.
- 8
Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and Italian Seasoning.
- 9
Add chicken breasts to the hot oil - you may have to do this in batches if skillet isn't big enough - and cook chicken breasts for 2 minutes per side, or until lightly browned.
- 10
Remove chicken breasts from skillet and arrange over mushrooms in the baking dish.
- 11
Return skillet to the stove; add chicken broth and scrape up the browned bits. Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until liquid is reduced.
- 12
Meanwhile, top the chicken breasts with the rest of the mushrooms mixture, add cheese over the chicken breasts, and finally, pour in the prepared chicken broth.
- 13
Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
- 14
Remove from oven, garnish the mushroom chicken with fresh parsley, and serve.