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Cheesy Mushroom Chicken Recipe {the BEST}

November 2, 2022 by Laura Leave a Comment

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Sauteed chicken, mushrooms, and melty cheese. This cheesy mushroom chicken recipe requires basic skills but will impress any guest.

cheesy mushroom chicken with steamed broccoli

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch
  • 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

How to Make this Cheesy Mushroom Chicken Recipe

  1. Heat butter and oil in a skillet over medium heat.
  2. Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken thighs and place in a single layer in the skillet.
raw boneless skinless chicken thighs in pan
  1. Cook 6-7 minutes per side, or until the chicken juices run clear.
pan fried chicken thighs on white cutting board
  1. Remove the chicken from the skillet, leaving about a tablespoon of the oil/butter in the pan. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook 5-6 minutes.
sliced mushrooms in frying pan
  1. Add the garlic and cook for one minute.
adding minced garlic to sauteed sliced mushrooms
  1. In a separate bowl, dissolve the corn starch in the beef broth*. Add to the mushroom mixture and cook about 5 minutes, or until the gravy is thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat and add salt and pepper as desired.
adding broth and corn starch mixture to sauteed mushrooms and garlic
wooden spoon stirring mushroom gravy in pan
  1. To serve, top chicken with mushroom gravy and sprinkle a generous portion of shredded cheese on top.
cheesy mushroom chicken plated with steamed broccoli
  1. Enjoy!
two plates of cheesy mushroom chicken and steamed broccoli

* Note: For the beef broth, consider using Better Than Bouillon Beef Base. To make the broth, add about one teaspoon of the beef base to one cup of water and whisk to combine.

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cheesy mushroom chicken with steamed broccoli

Cheesy Mushroom Chicken

Sauteed chicken with mushroom gravy, smothered with melty cheese. This cheesy mushroom chicken recipe requires only basic skills but will impress any guest.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 8 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch
  • 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat butter and oil in a skillet over medium heat.
  • Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken thighs and place in a single layer in the skillet. Cook 6-7 minutes per side, or until the chicken juices run clear.
  • Remove the chicken from the skillet, leaving about a tablespoon of the oil/butter in the pan. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook 5-6 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and cook for one minute.
  • In a separate bowl, dissolve the corn starch in the beef broth*. Add to the mushroom mixture and cook about 5 minutes, or until the gravy is thickened and bubbly.
  • Remove the gravy from the heat and add salt and pepper as desired.
  • To serve, top chicken with mushroom gravy and sprinkle a generous portion of shredded cheese on top.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

For the beef broth, consider using Better Than Bouillon Beef Base. To make the broth, add about one teaspoon of the beef base to one cup of water and whisk to combine.

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Hi there! I’m Laura, food enthusiast, household manager, wife, and mama to three of the sweetest babes on God’s green earth. Follow along for easy, delicious recipes made with simple ingredients. Read more about me here.

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