This Chicken with Mushroom Gravy is a total crowd pleaser, and a great quick one for midweek! Juicy, pan seared chicken breast is smothered with a mushroom gravy that is absolutely to die for. And don’t worry – this recipe makes plenty of gravy!
Winner, winner … Chicken with Mushroom Gravy!
I looked at the homepage of my website the other day and all I could see was golden, brown, yellowy foods. Working backwards from the most recent: Cheesy topped Spinach Ricotta Cannelloni (mostly yellow), Spring Rolls (golden brown), Crispy Roasted Parmesan Potatoes (golden brown), Baked Vegetables and Rice (some colour, mostly brown seasoned rice), 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (100% brown).
I vowed to share something colourful this week. Bright, fresh colours, lots of green. I wanted to brighten up my website, darn it!!!!
#Fail.
And wait until you see the weekend recipe on Friday. It’s more brown.
#RepeatFail
Fact: Brown foods rock. The golden brown bits of any dish are always the best. Slow cooked stews, curries, pies – this type of food is me.
Healthy food blogs are probably very green with lots of colourful veggies.
My blog is very brown. And I’m totally cool with that. 😉
So here’s some more brown food for you – Chicken with Mushroom Gravy.
I know many people are extremely fond of cooking with chicken breast, but for me, it’s more the exception rather than the rule. I’m a dark meat gal – thighs, wings, drumsticks, basically every other part of the chook. Body only, I don’t do the chicken feet thing – do you?? 😉
But on this occasion, with all that sauce and a quick pan sear, chicken breast works great. Of course, it would be terrific with thigh too!
I think Mushroom Gravy is my favourite type of gravy. I say “think”, because I’m a little brain washed at the moment, seeing all these photos, and I can’t think of any other type of gravy or gravy type sauce right now.
My one little tip is to make this gravy with beef rather than chicken broth. I know it sounds counter intuitive, to use beef broth when you’re making a chicken recipe. But trust me, beef broth works better. It has a more intense flavour, but the beef flavour doesn’t overpower the dish. In fact, though people with a refined palette may notice the beef flavour, normal people wouldn’t.
They’ll just know this gravy is to die for. 🙂 – Nagi x
PS Beef broth also makes the gravy a nice deep brown colour, whereas chicken broth makes a pale brown gravy. You can use chicken broth if you prefer, but I’d add some extra flavour into the sauce – see notes in the recipe.
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CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
Chicken with Mushroom Gravy recipe video! Note the part where I’m making the gravy, how I add the broth gradually, stirring constantly. This is key to ensure you don’t end up with any flour lumps in your gravy. N x
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Chicken with Mushroom Gravy
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 600 g / 1.2 lb chicken breasts, boneless skinless, , 4 small ones (Note 1)
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp / 15g butter
Mushroom Gravy:
- 2 tbsp / 30 g butter , separated
- 120 g / 4 oz mushrooms , sliced
- 1 garlic clove , finely chopped (or minced)
- 1/4 cup / 35g flour (3 tbsp)
- 2 cups / 500 ml beef broth (Note 2 for chicken broth)
Garnish (optional):
- Thyme or parsley
Instructions
Chicken:
- Place a plastic bag or cling wrap over the chicken and pound to even thickness 2cm / 4/5″ thick. Sprinkle both sides generously with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil and melt 1 tbsp butter in a large skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook for 3 minutes or until golden, then turn and cook the other side for 3 minutes. Transfer to plate, cover loosely with foil.
Gravy:
- Add 1 tbsp butter to the skillet. Add mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes or until pretty golden.
- Add remaining 1 tbsp butter and garlic. Cook for 1 minute until mushrooms are golden.
- Turn heat DOWN to medium. Add flour and mix for 1 minute.
- Add about 1/4 of the beef broth, mixing as you go. Once incorporated, add remaining broth gradually, mixing constantly. This is key to avoid lumps in gravy. Use a whisk if needed (works fine even with mushrooms in there) (Note 3 for beginner option).
- Cook gravy for about 2 minutes or until it thickens to your taste – remember it will thicken more as it cools when serving. Adjust salt and pepper.
- If you want, return chicken to the pan and turn to coat in gravy.
- Place chicken on serving plates, top with gravy. Best served with mashed potato or similar to optimise the mushroom gravy experience!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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Made this again tonight! It quickly became a favorite at our house! Nice to cook a really great meal – quickly – on a work night! Thank you for posting this for us to enjoy too!!!
So glad you enjoyed this Vicki! Thank you for letting me know! N xx
Can you use chicken thighs?
YES!
Made this tonight and it was so good. My chicken was cooked to perfection following your instructions. It was so tender all the way thru. That has never happened to me before. I did cook it a littler longer, because I couldn’t find 4 small ones in one package. My gravy was not as pretty as yours but it was still very good. I will definitely make it again. So easy and quick!
Next I am going to make something from your salads and dressings page. I can’t wait. Thanks for posting pictures of Dozer. Nice to see what he’s doing. So cute!
Gravy is never pretty – but always so delicious! 🤣
Just made this and it is perfect ..simple to make and delicious and will be one of our favourites…tasty mid week treat…thank you x
I needed quick & easy and this was exactly that. Served it with skinny mashed potatoes and asparagus on the side. Quick, easy & delicious!
Glad you enjoyed it Cindy, thanks for sharing your feedback! N x ❤️
Very good ! I served over egg noodles
That’s terrific to hear Darrel, thanks for letting me know! N x ❤️
We had chicken thighs, so I popped them in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes, nestled in that gravy. The beef broth is pure inspiration. This dinner was heavenly! Thank you, Nagi!
Glad you enjoyed this Kathryn, thanks for letting me know! N x
Soooo Good. I used chicken broth as that is what I had. Chicken was moist and the
mushroom gravy so flavorful. It went nicely with mashed cauliflower. Thank you for posting this recipe.
I’m so happy to hear that Diane!! Thanks for letting me know – N xx
This recipe is a stunner! That gravy was sooo delicious! Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback Mel, I’m so pleased to hear you enjoyed this! N x ❤️
Hi! Recipe looks amazing however can you assist me to convert this recipe to a slow cooker instead of a stovetop? Thanks!
HI Mel! I’m afraid this is for a stove top 🙂 One day I may create a slow cooker version!
by broth do you mean stock?
Yes! Liquid stock 🙂 N x
Super easy! And oh so yummy!! Thanks for another winner Nagi 😋👍🍽
That’s terrific to hear Dee! So glad you enjoyed this, thank you for letting me know! N x
Another winner Nagi 😀! Served it up with some mustard mash and veg, dinner sorted. The only change I made was to dry poach the chicken in the oven as knowing my luck I would have definitely overcooked it.
Thanks as always.
PS. The self saucing cake is genius.
That’s great to hear Runa, thanks for sharing your feedback! N x ❤️
I would velvet the chicken breast, beat 1 egg white and 1 tsp. of cornstarch till a thin sauce this will cover 2 chicken breasts. cover or brush each breast, add salt pepper and chill for least :30 minutes.
It gives the chicken breast a “skin” that enhances flavor
I also use 1/2 onion when cooking the mushrooms and 1/2 cup white wine in the gravy and cook until reduced and then brown the flour making a roux before adding the stock.
That’s a great trick Randall, thanks for sharing it!
THIS WAS AMAZING!! I was going to take a picture of it but I ate it too fast!! Just had my leftovers for lunch and it was just as amazing reheated.
This is the first recipe of yours that I’ve made. I don’t know what took me so long! I’ve been following your site and I receive your recipe emails and they all look amazing! I cant wait to start making more 😉
That’s terrific Amy! Thanks for letting me know! N x ❤️
Is it ok to freeze?
Hi Joanne! Yes this will freeze just fine 🙂
Love the simplicity of this recipe and great photography too!
I tried to cheat when making the gravy the first time by mixing the flour with the broth, only for it to turn lumpy when it hit the hot pan :(( I did some research and mixed the flour with the butter (without the mushrooms) for a minute to form a roux, then slowly added the stock and it turned out perfectly! I also added some dried thyme leaves and the flavour reminded me of walking in a forest at the crack of dawn.
Keep up the great work Nagi!
Yes it does work! The trick is to mix with just a splash of liquid until smooth, then add the rest of the liquid. The reason I don’t do it that way is because the gravy does benefit from the flour being sautéed with the butter first, it cooks out the floury flavour 🙂 N xx
I made this tonight. I thought it was just ok. Needed a lot of seasoning and chicken was tough. Next time I am going to lightly dredge chicken in flour and saute in butter first to make more tender. I have had many of your dishes and they were all fantastic. Just was not a huge fan of this one.
Hi Katherine, I’m sorry to hear that, if your chicken was tough it does sound like you unfortunately overcooked the chicken. 🙁 N x
Prepared this for dinner tonight. Excellent! So simple, yet so flavorful! This is definitely a “repeater”. Thank you, Nagi! As a posnote, your Proper Chicken Chow Mein with the Charlie sauce has been repeated many times. We love it, and sometimes crave it!
All of your recipes that I have tried have been wonderful. I can always depend on you!
I’m so pleased to hear that Barbara! Thank you for letting me know! N xx
Cette recette est très bonne, toute la famille l’a aimée. J’ai apprécié aussi faire la sauce sans l’aide d’une enveloppe ou tous autres ingrédients douteux du commerce.
Merci de l’avoir partagé.
this dish is so simple and so delicious – my son (who is very picky) just loved it. thanks for a great recipe!