Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 165.1
  • Total Fat: 7.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 65.0 mg
  • Sodium: 419.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 16.4 g

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Introduction

A great chicken recipe when you are tired of fixing it the same way. Serve with brown rice or whole wheat pasta and steamed vegetables. A great chicken recipe when you are tired of fixing it the same way. Serve with brown rice or whole wheat pasta and steamed vegetables.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 tbsp olive oil
    8 chicken thighs, deboned and skinned
    salt and pepper to taste
    2 tbsp unsalted butter
    2 cups crimini mushrooms
    1 medium sweet onion, sliced
    6 large cloves of garlic
    2 tbsp all purpose unenriched flour
    1 6oz can tomato paste
    2.5 cups of chicken broth
    2 tbsp chopped cilantro

Directions

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat with 1 tbsp olive oil. Salt and pepper the chicken, then place in the skillet. Brown on both sides, then remove the chicken and add the butter. Saute the mushrooms. Add the onions and garlic and cook about 4 minutes. Add the flour and stir until it thickens and becomes dark brown. Add the tomato paste and broth. Once it is mixed together, bring it to a simmer and add the chicken back to the pan. Let simmer for 25 minutes, then turn and simmer another 25 minutes. Add the cilantro and serve.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DADTEU.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Put browned chicken in dish. Sauteed garlic, onion mushrooms, parsley(no cilantro) blk pepper, paste & stock. Poured top of chicken & put mini peppers in dish. Baked in 350 degree oven about 40 minutes-turning chicken once. Took sauce & veggies and pureed added 6oz tomato sauce&heated had w/pasta - 10/14/10


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    OMGosh this was really good! Made it just the way DADTEU submitted; We loved it and will have this again very soon. - 12/11/13


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Great recipe! Will definitely cook again - 9/16/13


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I made this for dinner to tonight and it was great. The only thing I will change next time, and there will be a next time, is to add some chili powder or chili peppers to give it a little zip. I didn't use the cilantro. - 6/10/11


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    Incredible!
    I made this tonight and it was very good. Will definitely make again. - 3/28/17