Chicken With Creamy Mushroom Sherry Sauce

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   To prepare the chicken for cooking, slice breasts into 6 equal sized pieces.

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   If using 2 large breasts, cut them into thirds.

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   If using small breasts cut them in half.

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   Pat dry with a paper towel and season with half the salt and the fresh ground back pepper.

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   Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.

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   Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and heat until it just starts to smoke.

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   Add the chicken and brown on both/ all sides -- about 10 minutes.

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   Lower heat if the fond in pan starts to turn too dark.

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   Take chicken off heat and tent with foil after this step.

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    Add sliced onion and mushrooms to the pan with a pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon of oil and cook over medium heat until soft -- about 5 minutes.

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    Add garlic and cook until fragrant stirring constantly -- 1 minute.

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    To make a roux for the sauce, add 1 tablespoon of flour to the pan and stir over medium-low heat for 1 minute.

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    Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, then stir in sherry and cook for 1 minute stirring constantly and scraping any bits of fond from the bottom of the pan.

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    Slowly stir in the milk and the rest of the salt.

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    Cook for 2 to 3 minutes still over medium-low heat until the sauce is bubbly.

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    The sauce can be a bit runny still at this point.

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    Adjust the seasoning, if necessary.

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    Add the chicken to the sauce along with any collected juices.

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    Cook partially covered until the chicken has completed cooking, stirring every few minutes -- 5 to 10 minutes.

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    An instant read thermometer in the thickest part of the breast pieces should read 165 to 170.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.