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Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms

For this dish, the chicken and mushrooms are first sautéed separately, then combined in a cream and turmeric sauce.

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Last modified on: May 10^th 2023

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 1 ½ cup mushrooms
2 ²⁄₃ cup chicken breast
3 ¹⁄₃ onion
4 1 tablespoon olive oil
5 ½ cup liquid cream
6 1 tablespoon olive oil
7 ¹⁄₃ tablespoon turmeric
8 salt
9 pepper

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33 min.	29 min.	1 hour 2 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

The

cutsPrepare 1 ½ cup mushrooms then cut them in 4 in the height.

Reserve.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cut ²⁄₃ cup chicken breast into small pieces.

set aside.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Prepare ¹⁄₃ onion and slice thinly.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

The cooking

Use a large pan, preferably not non-stick. Pour in 1 tablespoon olive oil on high heat and when really hot, add the mushrooms (but do not salt).

Stage 5 - 12 min.

Sauté, stirring frequently, until browned all over.

Transfer to a plate.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Using the same pan on medium heat, add another 1 tablespoon olive oil. When hot, add the sliced onion.

Salt and pepper,and cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Add the chicken and fry, stirring frequently.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add ½ cup liquid cream and ¹⁄₃ tablespoon turmeric. Mix well.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Finally, add the mushrooms, salt and pepper, then turn the heat down and leave to thicken to your preferred consistency.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 10

Your sautéed turmeric chicken is ready. Serve plated or take the pan straight to the table.

Remarks

You can use a different spice, if you prefer, instead of the turmeric, or try a mix of spices.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes well.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
781 Kcal or 3,270 Kj	34 gr	16 gr	65 gr
39 %	13 %	1 %	10 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
183 Kcal or 766 Kj	8 gr	4 gr	15 gr
9 %	3 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
390 Kcal or 1,633 Kj	17 gr	8 gr	32 gr
20 %	7 %	1 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 3.18 €
Per person : 1.59 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roast in the bag pork with fondant vegetables., Penne with Mushrooms, Rillettes stuffed mushrooms, Sautéd mushrooms with spring onions and cured ham, Rice à la grecque, ... All
	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Chicken pie, Chicken nems, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Lille style chicken, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Langres-style spinach, Blackberry and almond fondant tart, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork escalope with mushrooms and sage cream, Creamy artichokes, Rice with spring greens, Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, Verrine of avocado mousse and crab, ... All

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