Amazing Chicken Gorgonzola Recipe
A restaurant-worthy recipe that's easy to make at home, Chicken Gorgonzola is rich, creamy and guaranteed to impress.
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 6 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 1⅔ pounds boneless chicken breast pounded to ½ inch thickness
- 1½ cups cream heavy cream, half and half or whole milk
- 4 teaspoons all purpose flour
- 5 ounces Gorgonzola cheese crumbled, plus more for garnish
- 1 shallot minced or sliced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Saute' mushrooms in vegetable oil in a skillet that has been heated to medium. About 5 minutes is needed unless mushroom slices are very thin or very thick. Remove mushrooms and set aside.
- Salt and pepper chicken breasts on both sides and cook in the same pan as mushrooms 4-5 minutes per side or until golden brown. Add 1 Tablespoon additional vegetable oil if needed. Remove chicken and set aside.
- Melt butter in skillet and add shallot and garlic, stirring constantly for about 1 minute.
- Whisk flour into cream and add to skillet. Cook and stir constantly until thickened.
- Add Dijon and Gorgonzola, stirring constantly until cheese is melted. Add chicken and mushrooms back to skillet and heat thoroughly before serving.
Notes
- Boneless chicken thighs may be used but will not need to be pounded.
- An alternate blue cheese may be used.
- Butter can be salted or unsalted - adjusting added salt accordingly.
- Mushrooms may be considered an optional ingredient.
- Additional Gorgonzola crumbles can be used as a garnish before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 578kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 42gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 24gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 205mgSodium: 1017mgPotassium: 834mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1383IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 211mgIron: 1mg
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