Chicken and Mushroom in a Creamy Lemon Basil Sauce Recipe

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

Add olive oil and butter to a pan.

Add chicken tenders to the pan and season with salt and pepper.

Cook chicken on medium heat for 10-15 minutes until browned, then remove from pan and set aside.

Add more olive oil and butter to the same pan.

Add whole mushrooms and chopped onion to the pan, cover, and let cook to soften.

Once mushrooms are cooked down, add minced garlic and mix in.

Add another tablespoon of butter to the pan.

Add 3 tablespoons of flour to the butter and whisk until golden brown.

Cook flour for about a minute until it absorbs the butter and oil.

Add 1.5 cups of chicken broth, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and 1 cup of heavy whipping cream to the pan and stir to combine.

Simmer the sauce and add fresh chopped basil, stirring in until the sauce thickens.

Return the cooked chicken to the pan and stir to coat in the sauce.

Add more salt and pepper to taste.

Cooking Techniques

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