Chicken Stroganoff
You love Beef Stroganoff...now try CHICKEN! Golden seared chicken with a creamy mushroom Stroganoff gravy, I like making this with whole chicken thighs so I can brown it nicely which leaves brown bits in the pan that makes an incredible flavour base for the sauce!
Servings: 4 yield(s)
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
    Chicken
  • 600 g chicken thighs
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • Gravy
  • 1 large onion
  • 300 g mushrooms
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 cup beef broth/stock
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2/3 cup sour cream
    • Serving
  • 300 g pasta or egg noodles of choice
  • Chopped parsley or chives
Instructions
  1. Sprinkle chicken with garlic powder, salt and pepper on both sides.
  2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken in skillet smooth side down.
  3. Press down lightly with with spatula. Cook for 4 minutes until golden.
  4. Turn and press lightly with spatula. Cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Remove chicken onto a plate.
  6. Turn heat down to medium high. Add butter, melt. Then add onions, cook for 1 minute, then add mushrooms.
  7. Cook mushrooms until golden. Scrape bottom of fry pan to get all the golden bits off (this is flavour!).
  8. Add flour, cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  9. Add half the broth while stirring. Once incorporated, add remaining broth.
  10. Stir, then add sour cream and mustard. Stir until incorporated (don't worry if it looks split, sour cream will "melt" as it heats).
  11. Bring to simmer ,then reduce heat to medium low. Once it thickens to the consistency of pouring cream (3 minutes), adjust salt and pepper to taste.
  12. Add chicken back in (including plate juices). Simmer for 1 minute, then remove from stove.
  13. Serve over pasta or egg noodles, sprinkled with parsley or chives if desired.