Best Champagne Browned Butter Chicken Recipes

CHAMPAGNE BROWN BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place 2/3 cup flour in a shallow dish. sprinkle the chicken pieces evenly with 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper. Dredge chicken lightly in flour, shake off excess flour.
• In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat- add the bacon drippings and 1 Tablespoon of the canola oil; swirl to coat. Add 1/2 of the chicken to the pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, turning to brown both sides 5 to 8 minutes total. Remove from pan and repeat with remaining chicken pieces.
• To the dripping left in the Dutch oven add the potatoes; cook 3 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Add mushrooms, sprinkle on remaining salt. Cook 3 minutes, stirring. Stir in brandy. Cook until liquid almost evaporates, stirring.
• Return chicken pieces to pan, Add shallots, and stock; bring to a boil add herb bag. Bake, uncovered, at 300^ for 15 minutes. Add carrots and bake for 45 minutes until vegetables are tender and chicken is done.
• Remove chicken and vegetables from pan and keep warm. Discard herb bag. Place pan over medium-high heat. Add wine and bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook until mixture reduces to 2/3 cup takes about 12 minutes.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook about 3 minutes or until lightly browned, shaking pan. Stir in remaining flour, cook 1 minute, stirring constantly with a whisk. Add butter mixture to reduced wine mixture, stirring with a whisk. Cook 1 minute until thick. Serve with chicken and vegetables and garnish with fresh parsley and thyme. Enjoy- drink something!

CHAMPAGNE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts to even thickness. Sprinkle with 1/2T lemon juice and pepper to your liking.
• Melt 2T butter and olive oil. Saute chicken. About 2 minute on each side until nicely browned. Remove from pan.
• In the same pan, melt 2T butter and saute shallots until translucent. Add garlic, scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan.
• Pur in chicken stock, champagne and remainder lemon juice. Bring to a boil and reduce to thin glaze. Add cream and boil for 6 minute until thick.
• Return chicken to pan and heat through. Sprinkle with chopped chives.
• Serve with white rice, wild rice or spinach fettecini.

CHAMPAGNE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Lightly dust chicken breasts with flour and a little salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, lightly brown chicken breasts to a nice golden brown in olive oil. Once browned on both sides, add mushrooms and champagne. Cook over medium heat, champagne should boil a little, for approximately 1/2 hour. When chicken is tender, transfer chicken to a platter.
• Pour cream into skillet. Simmer about 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Pour sauce over chicken breasts. Serve.