Chicken Gloria
This is an updated version of a Betty Crocker recipe and it is DELICIOUS! Tender chicken smothered with sauteed mushrooms, a rich creamy sauce and muenster cheese. Absolute Heaven! @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 3 large chicken breasts
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup flour
- 4 Tbsp butter, divided
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 tsp garlic, minced
- 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
Sauce
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 3 Tbsp flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1½ cups chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 cup half and half
- 8 ounces Muenster cheese, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Trim chicken of fat and sinews. Slice each breast in half lengthwise through thickest part of breast. Cut into serving size pieces.
- Generously salt and pepper both sides of chicken pieces.
- Heat 2T butter and olive oil in large skillet over medium-hi heat.
- Dip chicken pieces into flour and shake off excess. Place in the heated skillet. Lightly brown, 3-4 minutes each side.
- Place chicken in a 2 quart or 9x13" baking dish.
- Melt remaining 2T of butter in skillet. Add mushrooms, onions and garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Spoon mushroom mixture over chicken.
Sauce
- In the same skillet, melt butter over medium-hi heat. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute while continuing to stir.
- Whisk in chicken broth and red wine vinegar. Cook and stir until it begins to bubble and thicken.
- Stir in half and half. Cook and stir until heated through. Add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Pour sauce over chicken and mushrooms. Cover chicken with sliced muenster cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Change oven to broil. Remove foil and place baking dish under burner until cheese starts to bubble. Watch carefully so that it doesn't burn.
- Allow to sit 5 minutes before serving.