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  • 22nd March
    2011
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Mozzarella Chicken and Vegetable Skillet

My favorite recipe website is allrecipes.com, because they have a great search feature that lets you enter in the ingredients you have on hand at home and pulls dozens of recipes that match your search criteria. For example, to get some inspiration on what to cook, I entered three ingredients I had in the fridge and knew I wanted to use: chicken, mushrooms, and wine. One of the recipes it returned was this one. You can even search for what ingredient’s you don’t want, i.e. if you are a vegetarian you can enter that you don’t want recipes with meat in them or if you are allergic to something you can choose to exclude that ingredient in your searches.

I almost never fully use the recipes, but look at them more for inspiration on what to make. My version below (with broccoli, extra spices, and a little less complicated then the one featured).

Click here for the Ingredient Search tool.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts (pounded thin)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
  • 1 cup broccoli florets
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red chili pepper
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

  1. Set up three shallow bowls, one with a whisked egg, salt and pepper, another with flour, and a third with bread crumbs.
  2. Dredge chicken breasts in flour, then dip in egg mixture, then coat the chicken in bread crumbs.
  3. In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add chicken and saute until both sides are lightly browned and chicken is cooked through (juices run clear). Remove chicken from skillet and set aside, keeping warm.
  4. Place broccoli florets in a microwave safe bowl, splash with water and microwave one minute.
  5. In the same skillet add mushrooms and broccoli and saute. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon flour and stir quickly to mix together. Add broth, wine, oregano, crushed chili peppers, salt, and pepper. Let simmer, stirring, until thickened (about 3 minutes).
  6. Return reserved chicken to skillet. Top with cheese. Cover and cook until cheese is melted.
  7. Serve with salad, pasta, or rice and ENJOY!