Chicken and mushrooms are one of the most successful combinations in the kitchen.
When preparing for a holiday or a quiet family dinner, every housewife who has these ingredients at home will definitely choose the appropriate recipe in order to please friends and family with delicious dishes. If we talk about mushrooms, honey mushrooms will do an excellent job as the second main ingredient. By their nature, they are considered universal, as they are amenable to various processing methods. Not only chicken, but also other products are combined with honey mushrooms. For example, vegetables, beans, dairy products and even some fruits.
Recipes for chicken with honey mushrooms will help all housewives, especially beginners, to diversify their everyday and holiday menus. In addition, you can use pickled and even salted fruit bodies when preparing your favorite dish.
Chicken with honey mushrooms cooked in sour cream in a frying pan
Chicken with honey mushrooms cooked in a frying pan has proven itself on the tables of many families. This tasty and satisfying dish will make everyone who tries it close their eyes with pleasure.
- 6 chicken legs or 8 wings;
- 500 g boiled honey mushrooms;
- 1 large onion;
- Salt and ground curry;
- Vegetable oil;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- A few black peppercorns;
- 2 tbsp. meat broth.
In this case, chicken with honey mushrooms is cooked in sour cream. For the mentioned list of ingredients, you should take 250 ml of fermented milk product.
Marinate the legs or wings in a separate bowl, adding 1 tsp. curry, 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil and a pinch of salt, leave for 30 minutes.
Then heat the frying pan and fry the marinated chicken parts on both sides until golden brown.
Transfer to a plate and set aside while you make the gravy.
Pour a couple of tablespoons of oil into a frying pan and fry the onion, chopped into half rings.
Add the mushrooms, which must first be prepared for frying by removing debris and rinsing well in salted water.
Fry for 10-15 minutes, then add sour cream and broth.
Stir, add fried chicken parts, reduce heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
At the very end, add salt to the dish and, if desired, garnish with finely chopped herbs.
Country chic salad
This salad is quick and easy to make. Its main secret is its unusual presentation.
Ingredients (for 6 servings):
- Honey mushrooms (boiled) – 400 g,
- Potatoes (boiled) – 6 pcs.,
- Onions (large) – 1 pc.,
- Pickled cucumbers (large) – 2 pcs.,
- Cheese (hard) – 200 g,
- Mayonnaise - to taste,
- Tartlets – 12 pcs.,
- Red caviar – 6 teaspoons,
- Parsley – 4-5 sprigs.
Preparation:
Finely chop the honey mushrooms and fry with onion, cut into very small cubes. Grind the boiled potatoes and cucumbers on a coarse grater, and grate the cheese on a fine grater.
Place in layers of dough tartlets: pickles, potatoes, cheese, mushrooms and onions, more cheese and potatoes. Lubricate the layers with mayonnaise. Top each tartlet with half a teaspoon of caviar and parsley leaves. You can do without caviar by decorating the tartlets with boiled egg slices or large, beautiful pickled honey mushrooms.
Chicken fillet baked with honey mushrooms and sour cream in the oven
Chicken baked in the oven with honey mushrooms is an excellent option for a festive dinner. This is a simple and at the same time delicious dish that can conquer even the most demanding gourmets. This recipe suggests using poultry loin to make it easier to make rolls.
- 3 chicken fillets;
- 500 g honey mushrooms (boil in advance);
- 1 onion;
- 50 g dried apricots (prunes can be used);
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- 2 tbsp. l. lemon juice;
- 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil + 2 tbsp. l. for marinade;
- 1 tsp. ground paprika;
- ½ tsp. ground curry;
- Salt, ground black pepper.
Chicken fillet stuffed with honey mushrooms and dried apricots is made according to a step-by-step recipe.
- Pour boiling water over dried apricots (prunes) until they swell, then, after draining the liquid, dry on a kitchen towel and cut into small cubes or strips.
- We wash the poultry fillet, dry it and cut each fillet lengthwise, you should get 6 pieces.
- We beat each piece with a special kitchen hammer, after covering it with cling film or plastic bags.
- Then brush our chops with salt and ground black pepper and set aside.
- Cut the peeled and washed mushrooms into pieces or leave them whole if they are small.
- Fry for 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil along with onion, cut into pieces.
- Prepare the sauce for baking: in 2 tbsp. l. oil, combine paprika, curry, chopped garlic and lemon juice, mix.
- Now let’s make the rolls: place a layer of fried mushrooms on each piece of chicken, and randomly distribute dried apricots on top.
- We form rolls and tie them crosswise with regular thread.
- Place in a mold, generously coat with sauce on top and bake at 190° for 35-45 minutes.
- Periodically, you should open the oven and re-brush the dish with sauce, then it will acquire a beautiful crispy crust.
Useful tips and tricks
To prepare the perfect Russian dish with a French “accent”, you need to take into account several culinary nuances:
- the food set for julienne decoration should be selected from exclusively fresh and high-quality ingredients;
- meat components should be included in the food only in finished form;
- honey mushrooms, unlike commonly used champignons, should be boiled in advance, then brought to condition along with the frying onions;
- when including heavy cream in a dish, the sauce does not need to be thickened with flour;
- As a cheese component, it is necessary to select a hard or semi-solid, but certainly easily melting type of dairy product, for example, “Eden”, “Gouda”, “Tilsiter”, “Emmenthaler” or “Mozzarella”. The usual varieties of cheese are also suitable - “Dutch” or “Russian”;
- to get a smooth, lump-free bechamel sauce, you need to use hot milk, constantly stirring the mixture being prepared;
- The fried components of the dish should be combined with thick gravy immediately after placing the separately prepared products in the baking dish and serving, while the sauce is still hot. Only such a culinary technique will allow you to form the delicate taste characteristic of julienne, as well as maintain the smooth consistency of the composition;
- you need to fill the containers you are using to about ¾ of the volume so that the boiling mass along with the melting cheese does not spill out of the containers;
- decorated metal cocotte makers should be placed in a preheated oven, glass or porcelain - in a cold oven;
- when baking a dish, it is necessary to adjust the time specified in the recipe for the containers to be in the oven, taking into account the individual characteristics of the household appliance;
- The presented treat cannot be classified as “food of the second day”. If the food cools down, it will have to be reheated, which will worsen both the appearance of the food and its taste.
Julienne, exquisitely decorated with fresh honey mushrooms and chicken meat, should be served in the same container in which the treat was prepared.
How to cook chicken with pickled honey mushrooms in a slow cooker
If you have such a wonderful “helper” in the kitchen, then this recipe definitely needs to be brought to life. It’s easy to cook chicken with honey mushrooms in a slow cooker, which will especially appeal to novice housewives.
- 0.5 kg chicken (legs, wings or fillet);
- 250 g pickled mushrooms;
- 1 onion;
- 200 g sour cream;
- 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
- Fresh parsley and dill;
- Salt and favorite seasonings to taste.
How to cook chicken with honey mushrooms using such a convenient kitchen machine?
- First of all, boil the mushrooms for 10-15 minutes, drain the water through a colander, dry, and, if necessary, chop.
- Pour oil into the multicooker bowl and place the chicken. The fillet needs to be cut into pieces, and if you use drumsticks or wings, then you can leave them whole.
- Having installed the “Frying” program on the device panel, cook the chicken for 15 minutes.
- Peel the onion, cut into half rings and place in a slow cooker together with the mushrooms.
- Continue cooking in the same mode for another 10 minutes.
- Then open the lid, add sour cream, salt and your favorite spices to taste.
- Switch the modes from “Frying” to “Stewing” and cook the dish for 30 minutes.
- When serving, garnish each serving plate with chopped herbs.
Description of preparation:
Well, I think it’s clear from the name itself that the dish should have a simply great taste, so without putting it in the back burner, let’s figure out how to make chicken with honey mushrooms in the oven:
1. Defrost the chicken and honey mushrooms at room temperature. 2. In the meantime, you can start chopping the onions and cheese into small pieces. 3. As soon as the mushrooms defrost, cut them too, of course, into larger pieces. 4. Now for our simple recipe for chicken with honey mushrooms in the oven, fry our fillets on both sides until golden. 5. At the same time, in another frying pan, fry the onion until transparent, and add honey mushrooms to it. Fry over medium heat for 10 minutes. 6. Now pour sour cream over the mushrooms and mix well. Add salt, pepper and seasonings to the same mixture to taste. Keep on low heat for 5 minutes. 7. And now it’s very simple - put the chicken on a baking sheet, greased with oil, and fill it with our mushroom mixture. 8. Sprinkle cheese on top and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes, when the mixture “sets.”
That's all! take it out, decorate it with vegetables and serve it to the table. Now you know how to make chicken with honey mushrooms in the oven, deliciously tasty and incredibly fast.
