Chicken with Wild Mushroom and Balsamic Cream Sauce

Name: Chicken with Wild Mushroom and Balsamic Cream Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Salt; 1/2 pound orzo pasta; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan; 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 6 ounces; Pepper; 2 tablespoons butter; 12 cremini or baby portobello mushrooms, sliced; 12 shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and sliced; 12 white mushrooms, sliced; 2 large cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tablespoon thyme leaves, a couple of sprigs, chopped; 2 large shallots, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups chicken stock; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, eyeball it; 3 tablespoons heavy cream or half-and-half, a couple turns of the pan; 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, a generous handful

Chicken with Wild Mushroom and Balsamic Cream Sauce was pinched from <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/chicken-with-wild-mushroom-and-balsamic-cream-sauce-recipe/index.html?soc=sharingfb" target="_blank">www.foodnetwork.com.</a>

"This recipe is a modern take on the ol' Cream of Mushroom Chicken. This one is more healthful and almost as easy as pouring that condensed, salty mass out of a can. It will heal a long day!..."

INGREDIENTS

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Salt

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1/2 pound orzo pasta

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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan

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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 6 ounces

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Pepper

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2 tablespoons butter

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12 cremini or baby portobello mushrooms, sliced

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12 shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and sliced

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12 white mushrooms, sliced

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2 large cloves garlic, chopped

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1 tablespoon thyme leaves, a couple of sprigs, chopped

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2 large shallots, thinly sliced

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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

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1 1/2 cups chicken stock

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1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, eyeball it

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3 tablespoons heavy cream or half-and-half, a couple turns of the pan

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1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, a generous handful

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