Better Homes And Gardens' Chicken With Creamy Mushrooms

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb sliced fresh mushrooms (button or shiitake)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 6 italian-marinated boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 2 lb.)
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar or 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons capers, drained
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a 12-inch skillet cook mushrooms, uncovered, in 1 tablespoon of hot butter over medium-high heat about 5 minutes or until tender. remove mushrooms from skillet.
• 2 reduce heat to medium. add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the chicken breast halves to skillet. cook, uncovered, for 8 to 12 minutes or until no longer pink (170¿ f), turning once. remove chicken from skillet and keep warm.
• 3 remove skillet from heat; add vinegar, stirring to loosen browned bits in bottom of skillet. return skillet to heat.
• 4 stir in cream, capers, and pepper. bring to boiling; boil gently, uncovered, for 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened.
• 5 return mushrooms to skillet; heat through. cut each chicken piece in half horizontally to make two thin pieces, if desired. top with mushroom sauce. serve with steamed vegetables, if desired.