Pan-Seared Chicken with Porcini-Chestnut Sauce with Steamed Spinach and Orzo

Show: Quick Fix Meals with Robin MillerEpisode: Decadent Dishes

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 35 min

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Ingredients

2 pounds orzo pasta
1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup chopped shallots
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cup chopped canned or bottled shelled chestnuts
1/2 cup heavy cream
12 ounces spinach, cleaned and steamed in the microwave

Directions

Cook orzo according to package directions.

Soak mushrooms in 1 cup hot water for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to hot pan. Sear 2 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside. To the same pan, add garlic and shallots and saute 3 minutes, until soft. Add sherry and thyme and cook 1 minute. Return chicken to pan with the chicken broth and chestnuts. Drain mushrooms through a paper towel-lined sieve and add to pan with the strained soaking liquid. Simmer 5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Remove 2 chicken breast halves and reserve for another meal. To the skillet, add heavy cream and simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat and serve chicken and mushroom sauce over half of the orzo pasta, reserving second half of orzo for another meal. Serve spinach on the side.

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recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Porcini-Chestnut Sauce with Steamed Spinach and Orzo
Jennifer Wilmington, DE 09-22-2009
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Too Much (Bad) Flavor
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I also disagree with the comments that this recipe wasn?t flavorful? I felt it had far too much flavor, even though I didn?t... use shallots (I don?t like onion flavors), sherry (I replaced it with more chicken broth), or chestnuts (I searched the grocery store 3 times & couldn?t find them). It wasn?t a difficult recipe, but while I like mushrooms, I found the porcini mushroom flavor to be overpowering. While I didn?t like it, my husband and 13-month old baby boy really liked it. My husband tends to like heavily spiced foods, while I like much more bland foods, and my baby would eat anything I cook! Believe it or not, I also couldn?t find orzo at Shoprite, so I substituted rice. I definitely won?t be making this recipe again!Read more
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Porcini-Chestnut Sauce with Steamed Spinach and Orzo
Rachel n, ND 09-09-2009
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Yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I replaced the porcini mushrooms with green peppers since my husband hates mushrooms. It was great! I disagree that it... wasn't flavorful. It was wonderful! Read more
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Porcini-Chestnut Sauce with Steamed Spinach and Orzo
MONICA Phoenix, AZ 12-20-2007
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Fab and Quick
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was fantastic. A total surprise. Keys: season it well with s/p both on the chick. and the sauce, use chicken broth to... cook orzo in, I didn't have chestnuts so substituted PRUNES at the last minute and that sealed the deal - it was an unbelievable combo. Used 1/2 porcini, 1/2 morel mush, as that's what we had. Totally flavorful and easy - not sure what the other cooks did to make it bland - this rocks.Read more
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Porcini-Chestnut Sauce with Steamed Spinach and Orzo
Tricia Champlin, MN 10-26-2007
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$9.00 Chestnuts
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

very easy to make. My family did not like the Orzo thought rice would have been better. Did not like the texture of the... chestnuts and could not really taste them. Could have more flavor. I followed the recipe to the T.Read more
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Porcini-Chestnut Sauce with Steamed Spinach and Orzo
Anonymous 09-11-2007
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Great rich dish
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

We really enjoyed this dish. It was very easy and enjoyable to make. My only problem was I coudln't find any chesnuts. I... guess they are pretty seasonal so we used hazelnuts. It was delicious!Read more
recipe Pan-Seared Chicken with Porcini-Chestnut Sauce with Steamed Spinach and Orzo
Mala Oakland, CA 08-20-2007
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Quick, easy and unique!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I felt compelled to write a review since I had already purchased chestnuts and planned to make the meal and then read a few... bad reviews. We had it for dinner tonight and it was delicious. I made it just as the recipe says and served it over rice with peas instead of with the orzo. My family loved it and will make it again. It was simple to make. I actually made this with 2 kids under 2 running around the house because I had prepped the ingredients before hand. The chestnuts add a unique flavor and texture. I'm wondering if the people that didn't like this dish used water chestnuts?? This was great!Read more