Cider Braised Chicken with Spiced Butternut and Portobello Mushrooms
Cider Braised Chicken with Spiced Butternut and Portobello Mushrooms requires about 1 hour from start to finish. This main course has 566 calories, 40g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.28 per serving. 916 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. It is brought to you by How Sweet Eats. If you have apple cider, unsalted butter, rosemary, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. With a spoonacular score of 86%, this dish is great. Similar recipes include Cider-Braised Pork Shoulder with Butternut Squash, Cider-braised Chicken, and Chicken and baby portobello mushrooms in tomato and basil sauce.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1/2 cup apple cider
1 1/2 cups cubed butternut squash
1 1/2 cups portobello button mushrooms
1 pound chicken drumsticks
a pinch of cinnamon
3 tablespoons cream
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1 1/2 cups hard cider
1/2 cup all-purpose flour + more for sprinkling
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon pepper
3 rosemary + thyme sprigs for cooking and garnish
1 teaspoon salt
2 shallots, thinly sliced
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Equipment:
oven
frying pan
bowl
whisk
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Heat a large over-safe (preferably cast iron!) skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and butter each. Toss in the shallots and butternut squash with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir in the cardamom and cinnamon. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 to 6 minutes. Add in the mushrooms and stir to toss. Cook for another 5 minutes, until the mushrooms slightly soften. Remove the shallots, squash and mushrooms from the skillet and place them in a large bowl off to the side.Increase the heat until the skillet to medium-high. Stir together the 1/2 cup flour, salt, pepper, garlic, paprika and nutmeg in a bowl. Add the remaining oil and butter to the hot skillet. Take each piece of chicken and dredge it lightly in the seasoned flour then place it in the skillet. Brown the chicken on all sides until deeply golden. Once finished, remove the chicken from the skillet and place it on a plate.With the heat still on medium-high, slowly pour in the hard cider which scraping the bottom of the skillet to remove the brown bits of flavor. Stir in the apple cider. Sprinkle in a tablespoon of flour and the dijon mustard, whisking until combined. Cook the mixture until it is bubbling and reduces by just a third. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the cream. Place the chicken back in the skillet and cover with the shallots, butternut and mushrooms. Place a few rosemary and thyme sprigs on top. Cover the skillet and place it in the oven. Braise for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.
Step by step:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Heat a large over-safe (preferably cast iron!) skillet over medium heat.
3. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and butter each. Toss in the shallots and butternut squash with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir in the cardamom and cinnamon. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 to 6 minutes.
4. Add in the mushrooms and stir to toss. Cook for another 5 minutes, until the mushrooms slightly soften.
5. Remove the shallots, squash and mushrooms from the skillet and place them in a large bowl off to the side.Increase the heat until the skillet to medium-high. Stir together the 1/2 cup flour, salt, pepper, garlic, paprika and nutmeg in a bowl.
6. Add the remaining oil and butter to the hot skillet. Take each piece of chicken and dredge it lightly in the seasoned flour then place it in the skillet. Brown the chicken on all sides until deeply golden. Once finished, remove the chicken from the skillet and place it on a plate.With the heat still on medium-high, slowly pour in the hard cider which scraping the bottom of the skillet to remove the brown bits of flavor. Stir in the apple cider. Sprinkle in a tablespoon of flour and the dijon mustard, whisking until combined. Cook the mixture until it is bubbling and reduces by just a third. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the cream.
7. Place the chicken back in the skillet and cover with the shallots, butternut and mushrooms.
8. Place a few rosemary and thyme sprigs on top. Cover the skillet and place it in the oven. Braise for 25 to 30 minutes.
9. Let cool slightly before serving.
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