Champagne Chicken

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

A simple chicken saute coated in a sophisticated champagne-mushroom cream. Ideal for entertaining.

Ingredients

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 cup all-purpose flour for dusting
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 1/2 cups fresh sliced mushrooms
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup champagne

Directions

1 Lightly dust chicken breasts with flour and a little salt and pepper.
2 In a large skillet, lightly brown chicken breasts to a nice golden brown in olive oil. Once browned on both sides, add mushrooms and champagne. Cook over medium heat, champagne should boil a little, for approximately 1/2 hour. When chicken is tender, transfer chicken to a platter.
3 Pour cream into skillet. Simmer about 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Pour sauce over chicken breasts. Serve.