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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.

52K 3.4/5 based on 12 reviews

Last modified on: May 10^th 2023

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 200 g mushrooms
2 200 g chicken breast
3 ½ onion
4 2 tablespoons olive oil
5 125 ml liquid cream
6 2 tablespoons olive oil
7 ½ tablespoon turmeric
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 655 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
33 min.	29 min.	1 hour 2 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

The

cutsPrepare 200 g mushrooms then cut them in 4 in the height.

Reserve.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cut 200 g chicken breast into small pieces.

set aside.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Prepare ½ onion and slice thinly.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

The cooking

Use a large pan, preferably not non-stick. Pour in 2 tablespoons 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 2 tablespoons 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 125 ml liquid cream and ½ 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
1,308 Kcal or 5,476 Kj	51 gr	23 gr	112 gr
65 %	20 %	2 %	17 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
200 Kcal or 837 Kj	8 gr	4 gr	17 gr
10 %	3 %	<1 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
436 Kcal or 1,825 Kj	17 gr	8 gr	37 gr
22 %	7 %	1 %	6 %

% 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 3 people : 4.84 €
Per person : 1.61 €

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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: Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Summer Salmon Blanquette, Rabbit civet, ... All
	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's chicken and potato tart, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Chinese style chicken, Paella, Warm chicken salad, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cervelle de Canut, Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup, Apple custard tart, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Creamy artichokes, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fried bread with leek and poached egg , Cauliflower and avocado rémoulade, Home-made doner kebab, Carrot-top pesto, Tender tuna, ... All

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