Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Fricassée

 
Now that it's officially fall and the weather is behaving accordingly, one-pot dinners are favorite meals in our home.  Easy to prepare, comforting to eat, they please the entire family.  This week I made a Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Fricassée.  Mushrooms are abundant now, so take advantage of the varieties appearing in the market and use a combination in this fricassée.

Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Fricassée
Serves 4

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 chicken breast halves, with skin
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 lb. (250 g.) assorted mushrooms (such as white, cremini, shitake) stems trimmed, halved
3 leeks, white and pale green parts, cleaned, sliced in 1/4" pieces
1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh
1/4 cup (60 ml.) dry white wine
1/2 cup (120 ml.) chicken stock
1/2 cup heavy cream

Heat one tablespoon olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.  Salt and pepper chicken all over.  Add chicken to skillet, skin-side down.  Cook, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes.  Remove chicken from skillet.
Reduce heat to medium and add one tablespoon olive oil to skillet.  Add mushrooms and leeks and cook, stirring, over medium heat until leeks are vibrant and vegetables are tender but not too soft, 3-4 minutes.  Add thyme and sauté one minute.  Add white wine and simmer until most of the wine is evaporated.  Add chicken stock and return chicken to pan.  Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until chicken is cooked through, 5-8 minutes.  Remove chicken from pan and tent with foil to keep warm. 
Add cream to vegetables and simmer until cream and stock reduce by a third and begin to thicken.  Arrange chicken on serving plates or platter.  Spoon sauce over chicken.  Serve with rice.

Try these other one-pot chicken recipes from TasteFood:

Braised Chicken with Porcini Mushrooms

Skillet Chicken with Rice and Vegetables







Hunter's Stew, Mediterranean-Style









And more from the Foodblogs:
Mediterranean Chicken and Spinach Rice Bake from Karina's Kitchen
Chicken, Garlic and Soy Stew from Bitten Blog
Tomatillo Chicken Stew from Simply Recipes
Chicken and Okra Stew from Foodblogga

Comments

[Karine]

Your fricasse sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing:)