Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms
Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms brings together chicken breast, bacon, and onion. Read the coating sequence and set its ingredients out in that order. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Total
- 45 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken · Pork
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Set up the coating steps in order
Read the coating sequence and set its ingredients out in that order. Keep the preparation and cooking steps separate so you can finish each piece the same way.
2. Give the simmer its place
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
3. Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken breast
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Pound chicken to ½″ thick between pieces of plastic wrap.
Bacon
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.
Onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add onions and cook in bacon fat until tender.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 5 steps completeMake room for Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve over pasta. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Have the pan ready for its first job
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Read the first preparation step before you get going: Pound chicken to ½″ thick between pieces of plastic wrap.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Read the coating sequence and set its ingredients out in that order. Keep the preparation and cooking steps separate so you can finish each piece the same way.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Stir in mushrooms & heavy cream and simmer until slightly thickened, about 4-5 minutes.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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