Pan-Seared Chicken With Porcini-Chestnut Sauce With Steamed Spinach And Orzo

Serves: 4

Vicente Kshlerin

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

52

Sweetness

46

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

910 g

Orzo Pasta

1 tbsp

Olive Oil

1

Salt

2 cloves

Garlic (minced)

1 cup

Sherry (dry)

1 tsp

Dried Thyme

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Cook orzo according to package directions

2

Soak mushrooms in 1 cup hot water for 10 minutes

3

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat

4

Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to hot pan

5

Sear 2 minutes on each side, until golden brown

6

Remove chicken from skillet and set aside

7

To the same pan, add garlic and shallots and saute 3 minutes, until soft

8

Add sherry and thyme and cook 1 minute

9

Return chicken to pan with the chicken broth and chestnuts

10

Drain mushrooms through a paper towel-lined sieve and add to pan with the strained soaking liquid

11

Simmer 5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through

12

Remove 2 chicken breast halves and reserve for another meal

13

To the skillet, add heavy cream and simmer 2 minutes

14

Remove from heat and serve chicken and mushroom sauce over half of the orzo pasta, reserving second half of orzo for another meal

15

Serve spinach on the side