Asiago Chicken

Mushroom Asiago Chicken

When I was cooking this recipe
Everyone wanted to know what smelled so good!

Asiago, an Italian cow’s milk cheese, tastes a lot like Parmesan but is a bit sharper. It melts nicely and is really easy to cook with—and even better to eat. The recipe only calls for a ½ cup of shredded Asiago. And while it may not sound like much, the cheese packs a serious punch of flavor.

You can use any type of mushroom that you like! We used a button variety, but cremini works just as perfectly. If you’ve got the budget and are able to hunt them down, morels or trumpet mushrooms are delicious, too.

White wine adds a nice dimension of flavor. Sherry, port or marsala are all good substitutes if you don’t have the vino. And if you happen not to have any of those options, adding a little extra chicken broth will still make everything fantastic.

Note: I have prepared this in the morning and refrigerate, then to dinner just put the chicken asiago an oven casserole. Warmed up and add more cheese to 450F for 10 minutes ..

Recipe from: Bakeatmidnite
Ingredients:

1. Pound chicken breast with a meat mallet between 2 sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap until meat is uniform thickness; about 1/4-inch. Cut into serving-sized pieces (2 or 3 pieces per breast)
2. Heat the butter with *1* tbs of olive oil in deep, heavy skillet or saute pan over medium heat.
3. Dredge chicken in seasoned flour. Add to hot oil/butter in skillet. Saute until golden on each side, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from pan.
4. Add remaining olive oil to hot skillet. Saute mushrooms and garlic until mushrooms begin to brown.
5. Add white wine to skillet, scraping up all the browned bits that are at the bottom of the pan (this is called “deglazing”). Bruise the fresh thyme by twisting it between your fingers or hitting it with the dull side of a knife in a few places. Add thyme to mushroom/wine mixture in pan.
6. Add the chicken back to the pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
7. Remove chicken from pan. Add the cream and heat through. Add the asiago cheese (if you like it strongly flavored, use 1/2 cup; not as strongly flavored, use the 1/4 cup–asiago is a powerful cheese and you can even use less for just a whisper of flavor. I like it strong so I used 1/2 cup).
8. Cook, stirring constantly over low heat until cheese melts. Continue cooking until sauce is reduced by about 1/2. If you wish to skip the reduction step, you may thicken the sauce slightly with about 1 tbs instant flour or 1 tbs cornstarch mixed with 2 tbs water…however, the reduction will taste better.
9. Add chicken back to pan and heat through.
10. Garnish with sprigs of fresh thyme. May be served over any pasta.
11. About 4 servings.