Description

Why make boring chicken when you can prepare a golden, crispy chicken that is stuffed with mushrooms and cheese and then is served with a wonderful, creamy garlic cream parmesan sauce? The answer is you shouldn't. It's so good, it can be served to company

Ingredients

• Mushrooms:
• 4 T. butter
• 8 oz. brown mushrooms, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 T. fresh parsley, chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste
• Chicken:
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 t. onion powder
• 1 t. dried parsley
• 8 slices mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce:
• 1 T. olive oil
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1 T. Dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 c. half-and-half, reduced fat cream or evaporated milk*
• 1/2 c. freshly and finely grated Parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 t. cornstarch mixed with 2 t. water (for a thicker sauce, optional)
• 2 T. freshly chopped parsley

Steps

1. Chicken:
2. Preheat oven to 400°F.
3. Melt butter in a large (larger than 12-inch) oven-proof pan or skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add in mushrooms, parsley, salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally until soft. Set aside; allow to cool while preparing chicken.