The slow cooker is the perfect tool for creating this rich, restaurant-quality chicken dish that combines tender meat with a luxurious wild mushroom sauce. Your crockpot gently cooks the chicken while allowing the mushrooms to release their deep, earthy flavors. This recipe proves that elegant comfort food can be achieved with minimal hands-on time.
Creamy Wild Mushroom Chicken
6
servings30
minutes6
hours385
kcalRestaurant-quality chicken in a luxurious wild mushroom cream sauce that's surprisingly easy to make. The combination of tender chicken and earthy mushrooms creates an elegant comfort food classic.
Ingredients
2.5 lbs chicken breast
1 lb mixed wild mushrooms
2 shallots, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup white wine
2 tbsp fresh thyme
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
Salt and white pepper
2 tbsp butter
Directions
- Sear chicken until golden
- Sauté mushrooms and shallots
- Layer in slow cooker
- Add liquids except cream
- Cook on low 5-6 hours
- Stir in cream last 30 minutes
Notes
- Keep refrigerated up to 3 days
- Freeze without cream up to 2 months
- Reheat gently, adding cream if needed