Poulet de Provencal

Description

This always reminds me of an aromatic day in Eze, France.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 2 ½ tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 3 large cloves garlic, chopped
  • 4 (4 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded flat
  • ⅓ cup chicken stock
  • 1 large shallot, chopped
  • 2 cups cremini mushrooms, chopped
  • ⅓ cup chicken stock
  • ¼ teaspoon herbes de Provence, crumbled
  • 1 ½ teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 slices provolone cheese, halved

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Mix 2 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  2. Dijon mustard
  3. and garlic in a bowl and stir chicken breast halves into the mixture to coat. Transfer chicken with marinade into the skillet and cook
  4. turning occasionally
  5. until chicken is no longer pink inside
  6. 5 to 8 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a platter and keep warm.
  7. Pour 1/3 cup chicken stock into skillet and stir to dissolve browned bits of food from the skillet. Cook and stir shallot and mushrooms until mushrooms are tender
  8. about 5 minutes. Stir in 1/3 cup chicken stock
  9. herbes de Provence
  10. and 1 1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar. Cook
  11. stirring occasionally
  12. until mushrooms are deep brown in color
  13. about 2 minutes.
  14. Return chicken breasts to pan and top each with 1/2 slice of provolone cheese. Cover skillet and let cheese melt; serve with mushrooms.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 4

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