Mushroom and Vegetable Chicken Balsamico

Sorry fellow readers for my absence over the weekend. I live in a college and when football is in town for the weekend, I really don't have much time for anything, even cooking! So here is my blog from the post last week on the mushroom, vegetable, and chicken dinner. This is a recipe I found from Campbell's Kitchen and I pretty much followed it straight on! It was amazing. We're trying to stick to the low carb trend in our house, so we just ate it how it was. However, if you're looking for a more hearty meal, it would be perfect to serve over pasta, rice, or even couscous.  So on to the recipe:

Ingredients:

olive or vegetable oil

4 chicken breast

8 oz mushrooms (I used 1/2 white mushrooms, 1/2 baby bellas)

2 squash (I used one yellow squash and one zucchini)

1 medium onion

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

2 cups marinara sauce

Prep:

1.) Cut and pound chicken breast if necessary (depends on what size pieces of chicken you want. larger pieces take longer to cook) salt and pepper both sides.

2.) Cut mushrooms and squash into slices, onion can be sliced or wedged, and mince the garlic cloves.

Cooking:

** If you're cooking rice or pasta to go with this meal, go ahead and start it now.***

1.) Heat oil in skillet and add chicken. Cook chicken until brown on both sides and has internal temp of at least 165 (about 10 minutes). Set aside and cover to keep warm.

Note: If you have more than one skillet you can cook the vegetables in one and the chicken in the other at the same time. You just need to prep everything at the same time. 

2.) Heat more oil (or if you're doing the two skillet method oil in the second skillet- I actually used my wok for the vegetables). Add mushrooms, vegetables, and garlic to oil and saute until soft. 

3.) To the vegetable mixture, stir in 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and two cups marinara sauce. 

4.) Add in chicken breast and bring to a simmer. Cover and let cook for 10 minutes so the the vegetables and chicken can soak up the sauce flavor. 

*** if cooking couscous cook it while the sauce is simmering***

Once all is ready, plate and serve! Another yummy add on would be a side of toasted french bread

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