Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pots with Cheese

A one-of-a-kind dish with a very simple recipe—and it comes together fast. It's wholesome and filling, rich in protein, and easy to digest. Feel free to make it when friends drop by or you're hosting guests; they'll appreciate its wonderful flavor. This creamy bake can be finished with fresh herbs or a little hot pepper, and served with any fresh vegetables and drinks—tomato juice is a perfect match.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 39 % 11 g
Fats 46 % 13 g
Carbohydrates 14 % 4 g
187 kcal
GI: 75 / 0 / 25

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Get all your ingredients ready. Cremini or white button mushrooms work best, especially if you're cooking for guests.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Boil the chicken breast in salted water.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    While the chicken cooks, rinse, clean, and cut the mushrooms into small pieces.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Dice the onion or slice it into half rings.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Cut the cooked chicken into fairly large pieces.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Lightly sauté the onion in vegetable oil.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    As soon as the onion turns golden, add the mushrooms and cook over low heat, stirring often, until the liquid evaporates. Fry for about 5 minutes.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    While the mushrooms cook, coarsely grate the cheese.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    When the mushrooms are lightly browned, add the chicken, season with salt and pepper to taste, stir, and fry for another 7–10 minutes over low heat.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    In a dry skillet, add the flour and toast it lightly.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Add the cream to the flour and bring to a boil.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Add the cream sauce to the mushrooms and chicken and mix thoroughly. Taste for salt.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Divide the mixture among the pots, but don't fill them all the way to the top.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Top each pot with a layer of grated cheese. Leaving the pots uncovered, put them in the oven. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for about 25–30 minutes.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Once the cheese is golden, the dish is ready! You get a lovely, fragrant, julienne-style bake. Eat it right out of the pots or spoon it onto serving plates. Enjoy!

  • An amazingly delicious and delicate dish. It's a great choice even for a special occasion—a real treat! You can make it with wild mushrooms or oyster mushrooms; it'll be just as tasty and won't lose that mushroom aroma and flavor. Give it a try and it'll earn a regular spot on your family's menu!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Forest mushrooms - 21  kcal/100g
  • Buttermilk - 36  kcal/100g
  • Cream of 20% fat content - 300  kcal/100g
  • Cream of 10% fat content - 120  kcal/100g
  • Cream - 300  kcal/100g
  • Dutch cheese - 352  kcal/100g
  • Swiss cheese - 335  kcal/100g
  • Russian cheese - 366  kcal/100g
  • Kostroma cheese - 345  kcal/100g
  • Yaroslavsky cheese - 361  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese 50% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Soviet cheese - 400  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'steppe' - 362  kcal/100g
  • Uglichsky cheese - 347  kcal/100g
  • Poshekhonsky cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Lambert cheese - 377  kcal/100g
  • Appnzeller cheese with 50% fat content - 400  kcal/100g
  • Chester cheese with 50% fat content - 363  kcal/100g
  • Edamer cheese with 40% fat content - 340  kcal/100g
  • Cheese with mushrooms of 50% fat content - 395  kcal/100g
  • Emmental cheese with 45% fat content - 420  kcal/100g
  • Gouda cheese with 45% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Aiadeus cheese - 364  kcal/100g
  • Dom blanc cheese (semi-hard) - 360  kcal/100g
  • Lo spalmino cheese - 61  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'etorki' (sheep, hard) - 401  kcal/100g
  • White cheese - 100  kcal/100g
  • Fat yellow cheese - 260  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Kaunas cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Latvian cheese - 316  kcal/100g
  • Limburger cheese - 327  kcal/100g
  • Lithuanian cheese - 250  kcal/100g
  • Lake cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Gruyere cheese - 396  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast (fillet) - 113  kcal/100g

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