Mushroom Chicken with Brandy Sauce is made with tender chicken and button mushroom pan seared and then cooked with a light and aromatic brandy sauce and topped with fresh herbs.
Romantic Dinner for two in under 30 Minutes
You are just going to love this mushroom chicken with a decadent brandy sauce because it is low-carb, gluten free, dairy-free, easy to make and is the perfect romantic dinner. You have to love that! You feel like you are eating something really naughty as it is so delicious but the good news is that you are not...
Are you in a chicken cooking rut?
How many times do you just look at the chicken in the refrigerator and cannot think of something new to make with it? It happens to me all the time. Sometimes I just stare in the refrigerator hoping the "old girl" (my refrigerator) will give me a sign... she was speechless. I just could not make another Asian dish as the hubby has just spent the week in China and I am sure he would not want to look at another stir fried dish for some time to come...
Have you ever met Karista from Karista's Kitchen? I call her my "Sauce Guru"... She can do amazing things with sauces that bring just plain old chicken dishes from plain and boring to oh my goodness I want second and third helpings. I consulted the guru and found this delicious little recipe from the archives... Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters with a Brandy Butter Sauce. Totally brilliant recipe! I did not have chicken legs but I did have chicken tenderloins and I can't have real butter as we need to be lactose-friendly in our household. I scurried into the kitchen to start cooking.
Mushroom Chicken with Brandy Sauce for the win
You can have this delicious Mushroom Chicken with Brandy Sauce on your table in less than 30 minutes and that included a veggie side, tossed salad and I even poured myself and glass of wine while I was cooking.
The brandy takes this dish to a whole new level. The most important thing to remember when adding alcohol to a hot pan is to remove the pan from the burner while adding the brandy. Unless you are looking for a quick way to manicure your eyebrows, BE CAREFUL!
Mushrooms
I love mushrooms. When I was a little kid, having mushrooms in the house was a very special treat. I think my mom and dad only purchased the little 8 ounce packages but even at 6 years old I could eat the whole dish of gently sautéed mushrooms myself. I am older now so I share better...However if you have mushrooms lovers in your family, you might want to get more for this dish as your family will be fighting over them. I used button mushroom as this is what I had in my refrigerator but please feel free to use the mushrooms of your choice as all would be tasty in this dish.
I think you are really going to love this dish at it has a velvety smooth sauce, tender chicken, savory mushrooms and a dusting of fresh herbs from my herb garden that make this a perfect quick week day meal or even for a special gathering.
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Mushroom Chicken with Brandy Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup onion
chopped - 2 cloves garlic
peeled and minced - 8 oz mushrooms
sliced - 8 chicken tenderloins
pounded flat - salt and pepper
to taste - 1 teaspoon paprika
dried ground - 1 teaspoon thyme
dried - ¼ cup brandy
- ¾ cup chicken broth
gluten-free - 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoon butter
(I used lactose free margarine) - flat parsley optional to garnish (only because I did not have fresh thyme on hand)
Instructions
- Take your chicken tenderloins and put them into a sealable plastic bag and pound until flattened to about ½ inch to help with even cooking. Dry well. Season both sides with salt and pepper, paprika and thyme. Set aside.
- In a frying pan add your olive oil and fry up chopped onions and fry until translucent. Add garlic to the pan. Move the onions to the edges of the pan and add your sliced mushrooms and season with salt and pepper and cook until slightly golden. (You may need to add more oil at this point as mushrooms always absorb anything in the pan).
- Step 3: Add your seasoned chicken tenderloins to the pan and cook on both sides until golden brown about 2 minutes each side. Remove the pan from the burner (heat) and add the brandy and then put pan back on the burner on a low medium heat and stir the bottom of the pan to loosen all of those delicious brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken broth and turn the heat on to a low simmer and let the chicken cook for about 6-8 minutes and/or the sauce reduces to about ½ and/or until the chicken is no longer pink inside.
- Add the cornstarch to the water to make a cornstarch slurry, stir. Slowly add a little of the corn starch slurry( at little a time) while whisking the brandy gravy just until it coats the back of the spoon. You may not need all of the cornstarch slurry mixture. Taste and adjust seasoning. Remove the mushroom chicken with Brandy sauce from the heat source and add the butter (or butter alternative) and stir until mixed well.
- Garnish with parsley or fresh thyme and enjoy!
Eha says
Love, love, love! Always have and your first photo is a real example of seductive culinary art 🙂 ! Have 'met' Karista's wonderful work at the VRAI magazine and enjoyed everything I have read!! A great site to which to subscribe!
Kayiu @ Saucy Spatula says
What a great dish! I love simple dishes for weeknight dinners! 🙂 Love these photos as well. Great job, Bobbi! (Such a shame we didn't get to connect when I was in HK :/ It was a event-packed vacation with lots of family-seeing for sure! Hopefully we'll get to meet up next time though!)
Healthy World Cuisine says
Hello Kayiu, thanks so much. I know I would have loved to have hooked up when you were in HK but I know how crazy busy it is over CNY. We will have to plan in advance next time you come to visit, looking forward to meeting you in person!!! Oh my goodness we ate so much over CNY so now trying to lighten up my dishes. I am on my way over to visit you now. Have a super week! Take Care, BAM
nancyc says
This chicken dish looks and sounds so delicious!
mysfkitchen says
Gorgeous photos, and what a delicious looking meal! Can't wait to make this one for the hubby 🙂 Thanks!
anna@shenANNAgans says
I love this dish, it has such lovely memories attached to it. Years and years ago, when I was 17 or 18, I was dating a guy who was doing his cheffing apprenticeship and liked to practise the dishes before his classes, he invited me around for dinner one night, and this was the meal he prepared. It was amazing, such a great combination of flavours. Even better because my guy had made it specially for me.
Hope you are well lovely, and enjoying your week.
Cheers, Anna xo
Healthy World Cuisine says
Hello Anna, how romantic is that! I think it is amazing but did you know that food has the highest ability to trigger memories because it involves so many senses; your sight, your smell and taste and in your case we have to figure into that factor you were madly in puppy love. Maybe now you can make mushroom chicken with brandy sauce for your special friends. Have a super week and take care
Amira says
Lovely dish, I used to make something similar without the Brandy ofc :).. I like the idea of using cornstarch as I've always used flour to thicken the sauce.
The Foodie Affair says
Good sauces make all the difference from an ok meal to sensational! I used to not care for mushrooms, but now they're a staple at my house!
gourmetgetaway says
Aww...this is a lovely dinner dish with wine. Perfect for any special day. Sharing!!!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
kitchenriffs says
One of the good things about chicken is you can do so many things with it. But one of the bad things about it, sometimes all those choices overwhelm one! This is a good dish --- I sometimes make something similar (and sometimes the same basic dish with beef, too). Really nice. BTW, to continue our photo conversation (we can take it offline, but I'm happy keeping it in comments here & on my blog), I always shoot raw for food --so much easier to adjust white balance that way, and to adjust contrast and white/black points.It really makes a difference, although of course it's more work The file size doesn't bother me, but I have an older camera with files that are only 16 megapixels -- more than enough for what I'm doing! Anyway, really good recipe -- thanks.
Robyn says
I love your passion for this dish, Bobbi, and I can see why! Chicken and mushrooms are such a natural and the addition of brandy must take it over the top. I will definitely be making this as I'm a big mushroom fan as well. Perfectly healthy and gorgeous photos!! Sharing 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Robyn. I think there are mushroom lovers and mushroom haters. Thank goodness my boys are all mushroom lovers as I would be going through withdrawal if I could not have them. We have access to so many delicious mushrooms living in Asia and for dinner tonight am making a sukiyaki beef wraps with enoki mushrooms, zucchini and peppers inside. I can't wait! Wishing you a super weekend! Take Care, BAM
Gerlinde says
This dish looks wonderful and I'm sure it will be a hit wherever it is being served.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Gerlinde, have a super week!
Monica says
This looks amazing, BAM! It would most definitely make a great date night meal and we have that a lot on Fridays. The sauce is totally winning my heart here; I know my hubby and I would love this. Thank you!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Monica. We have date nights sometimes on Fridays too and the boys are either working or out with their friends and it is just the 2 of us. I love this recipe is it is easy and still has that wow factor... Have a super weekend!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
Oh you win my heart with this dish. I've made something similar several times and it was a huge hit. I'm going to try your recipe next time.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Maureen! I think this a great standby recipe that is so low on effort but big on flavour. On my way to check out your recipe...
thecompletebook says
An absolute must make Bam. Delicious!
Have a super day.
🙂 Mandy xo
Healthy World Cuisine says
Hello Mandy, this dish is so easy that in the time you need to stretch for your run you could have whipped up this meal. Are you going to be participating in any runs/races this spring?
Jasline @ Foodie Baker says
Yummy! Now I just need to get myself a bottle of brandy. I still have a chicken thigh in the freezer waiting to be cooked, so this will be perfect!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Hi there Jasline, chicken thighs would be brilliant in this recipe. You might have to cook them a tad bit longer as they have bones but I love dark meat too. I am so happy your move went smoothly. Lets touch base soon!