Creamy Turmeric Chicken & Mushrooms

Creamy Turmeric Chicken & Mushrooms

February 22, 2019

Servings: 4

Prep: 10 min

Cook: 25 min

Total: 35 min

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A delicious weeknight one pan dinner, made healthy with no sacrifices! Featuring the healing spice, turmeric, and lightened up with almond milk.

By: A Wholesome New World

Ingredients

• 4-5 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 4 TBSP flour (all purpose)
• 4 TBSP finely grated fresh Parmesan cheese + 1/4 cup (omit and make this dairy free- you won't even know the difference!) 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 2 TBSP olive oil
• 2 TBSP butter
• 1 small shallot finely chopped
• 6 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 8 oz carton of cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 3/4 cup almond milk
• 1 TBSP dried turmeric

Directions

• Step 1 Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Season the chicken generously with salt, garlic powder and pepper. In a shallow or plate, combine the flour, parmesan cheese. Dredge chicken in the flour mixture, shaking off the excess.
• Step 2 Heat 2 TBSP of oil and 1 TBSP butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until pan is nearly smoking. Swirl pan to coat evenly. Fry chicken breasts until golden on each side (about 4-5 minutes each side). Depending on the size of your pan, you may need to fry the chicken in two batches. Transfer chicken to a glass baking dish and bake in the oven for 8 more minutes, until cooked through and no longer pink.
• Step 3 Reduce heat to medium. Sauté the shallot and garlic in the remaining oil/juices in the pan until softened and fragrant. Add the remaining TBSP of butter to the pan, along with the mushrooms. Continue to sauté until the mushrooms soften.
• Step 4 Add the chicken stock to deglaze the pan. Scrape up any browned bit, let simmer and reduce to half, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Pour in the almond milk and additional parmesan cheese and bring the sauce to a gentle simmer for about 2 more minutes, until cheese melts and the sauce starts to thicken. Whisk in turmeric and season with salt and pepper to your taste.
• Step 5 Add the chicken breasts back into the pan and let everything simmer together for 2-3 minutes, so that the chicken will soak up all of the incredible flavors!
• Step 6 Garnish with fresh parsley, additional turmeric and a little black cracked pepper. Serve over pasta, cauliflower mash, zoodles, rice or even crispy fried potatoes (like I did, see below!)

I hate starting a recipe post off on such a negative note, but this has certainly been a month I’d never wish to relive. We ended up having to switch au pairs (such a long and frustrating ordeal, I don’t even know where to start), everyone in our house was sick, and then, the worst imaginable thing happened – our family suffered the very sudden and tragic loss of someone near and dear to our hearts. I can’t even put into words what a difficult time it has been. We are devastated by this passing and it has honestly been such a struggle just to get through the day. So needless to say, the blog has not been a priority the past few weeks and neither has cooking. In fact, I didn’t even realize until today that this is my first post in February and it’s already the 22nd! I’ve literally been in a time warp. I hope you all understand and will forgive me for taking a little hiatus.

Yesterday felt like the first “normal” day we had had in weeks – the new normal, that is – and there was nothing I was looking forward to more than the distraction of cooking again. This recipe is the fruit of that motivation and is one that was *finally* blog worthy. It’s a simple weeknight dish that is slightly experimental, but still feels cozy. I added in the turmeric at the end for a little creative twist and it’s a risk I’m glad I took. The flavors pair delicously together!

I love to find creative new ways to incorporate turmeric, a staple of holistic medicine, because it is great for digestion and is a natural anti-inflammatory compound. There’s this one turmeric latte I have been ordering at my local coffee shop and it’s become my latest my obsession. To learn about the countless health benefits of turmeric, this article from Conscious Lifestyle Mag is a great read.

For those who have been following us from the beginning, you’ve hopefully come to appreciate how seriously I take recipe curation and how highly I prize ingredients that boast holistic properties, like turmeric. One of the biggest drivers of our blog is to create and share recipes that benefit the WHOLE you – mind, body and soul – and this recipe is one that checks all of those boxes. And after the last few weeks, I can’t even truly quantify how important that is! So roll up your sleeves and dive in to our latest recipe knowing that it’s something you will feel good about from the inside out.

Served with crispy baked potatoes, (roasted on 400 degree oven for 40 minutes):