Smothered Chicken

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Smothered Chicken

A quick-to-cook mushroom sauce deliciously coats rotisserie chicken pieces in a 30-minute main dish.

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

Minutes

Makes

servings

tablespoons butter or margarine

medium onion, sliced (about 1 cup)

package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms (3 cups)

teaspoons sugar

jar (12 oz) chicken gravy

tablespoon dry sherry, if desired

deli rotisserie chicken (2 to 2 1/2 lb), cut into serving pieces, skin removed if desired

tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion and mushrooms in butter 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender and beginning to brown. Stir in sugar. Cook about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are very brown.
Stir gravy and sherry into vegetables. Add chicken to skillet; spoon sauce over chicken.
Cover; cook 5 to 10 minutes, turning chicken after half the cooking time, until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with parsley.

Makes 4 servings

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens

Kitchen Tips

If the chicken is cold or cut into quarters, the cook time to heat it will be a bit longer. Serve this tasty chicken dish with Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes (p. 86) and buttered broccoli spears.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 390

(Calories from Fat 180),

Total Fat 20g

(Saturated Fat 7g,
Trans Fat 1/2g),

Cholesterol 125mg;
Sodium 1150mg;
Total Carbohydrate 13g

(Dietary Fiber 2g,
Sugars 6g),

Protein 39g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

1 Starch;
0 Fruit;
0 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
5 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Smothered Chicken

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens