Best Chicken Porcini Recipes

FARFALLE WITH CHICKEN, PORCINI MUSHROOM AND SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Boil the broth and mushrooms over medium-high heat in a small saucepan. Turn off the heat and allow the mushrooms to soften in the liquid, about 20 minutes. Remove the mushrooms and coarsely chop. Reserve the liquid.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook the pasta until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and reserve about 1 cup pasta water.
• Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large nonstick saute pan. Add the shallots mushrooms, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook until the shallots are soft, about 3 minutes. Add the chard in batches and cook until wilted, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the mascarpone cheese. Stir until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add the mushroom mixture, chicken and the reserved mushroom-cooking liquid to the pasta. Add reserved pasta water if necessary. Toss until all the ingredients are coated and serve.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PORCINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts with salt and black pepper.
• Mix flour, salt, and black pepper together in a shallow bowl. Dredge chicken in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken from the skillet. Add onions and garlic; saute until golden, about 3 minutes.
• Return chicken to the skillet. Add porcini mushrooms; cook and stir until starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, balsamic vinegar, and white wine. Cover and continue cooking over medium-low heat, turning chicken occasionally, until no longer pink in the center and coated with sauce, about 10 minutes.

BROILED CHICKEN OVER BRAISED PORCINI AND SAVOY CABBAGE

Steps:

• Soak porcini in boiling-hot water until softened, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain in a paper-towel lined sieve set over a bowl, reserving soaking liquid. Rinse porcini well to remove any grit, then drain, pat dry, and coarsely chop.
• Mash half of garlic to a paste with salt and stir together with yogurt and pepper to taste. Coat chicken with yogurt and let marinate 20 minutes.
• While chicken is marinating, cook shallot and remaining garlic in oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in porcini, then add cabbage, 1 tablespoon each dill and parsley, reserved soaking liquid, and salt and pepper to taste. Braise, covered, over moderate heat until cabbage is barely tender, 8 to 10 minutes, and stir in remaining dill and parsley. Keep warm.
• Preheat broiler and broiler pan.
• Lightly brush hot broiler pan with oil and broil chicken about 4 inches from heat 4 to 6 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through.
• Cut each breast into 3 pieces and arrange over porcini and cabbage.

CHICKEN WITH PORCINI GRAVY AND POLENTA

Steps:

• Place the dried mushrooms in pot with 2 cups of the stock. Simmer to soften the mushrooms and flavor the stock. When rehydrated, remove the mushrooms from the stock and chop. Reserve the stock, except for the very bottom, which may contain grit from the mushrooms.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper, and then dredge in flour. Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat and add the chicken to brown on both sides. Remove to a plate and add a bit more oil if necessary. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter to the pan and melt. When the butter foams, add the garlic, onions, sage, thyme and some salt and pepper, and cook to soften, 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons flour, then deglaze the pan with the wine. Add the chopped mushrooms and whisk in the flavored stock. Cook to thicken a bit and add the chicken back to the sauce.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat.
• To serve, heat the remaining 1 cup stock, the milk and 1 cup water to a low boil. Whisk in the polenta, and then whisk to thicken, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, some salt and pepper and the grated cheese.
• Serve the polenta in shallow bowls topped with the chicken, gravy and a sprinkle of parsley.

ITALIAN CHICKEN STOUP WITH PORCINI, PORTOBELLO AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Char the pepper on a gas burner or under the broiler with the oven door slightly ajar to allow steam to escape. Place the evenly charred pepper in a bowl, cover and cool. Peel and seed the pepper, and then chop.
• Meanwhile, place the dried mushrooms in a small pot with the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer a few minutes to soften mushrooms. Once tender, turn off the heat.
• While the dried mushrooms are softening up, heat the EVOO in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and brown 2 minutes. Add the portobello mushrooms and brown until dark, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the onions, garlic, chile pepper, rosemary and bay leaf. Season with some salt and pepper and cook to soften, 10 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir 1 minute. Add the wine and stir. Add the porcini mushrooms and their stock, all but the last few spoonfuls, as grit may have settled here. Add 3 cups water, the stewed tomatoes, chicken and chopped roasted red peppers. Bring to a low boil, and simmer 15 minutes. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat, adding water if necessary to thin.
• Serve in shallow bowls. Top with the shaved pecorino and parsley, and bread for mopping.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PORCINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven and one Pyrex at 65°C/150°F.
• Rub the chicken with the Mexican spices.
• Heat skillet with 1 tablespoon margarine at high temperatures and add the chicken.
• Cook the chicken on each side for about 2 minutes until light brown. Set aside in the preheated oven for at least 20 minutes.
• In the same skillet add the second tablespoon of margarine.
• Add onions and cook until soft.
• Add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes.
• Dissolve corn flour in broth.
• Now add wine, cream, broth with cornfour, lemon zest, pepper, garlic and chives.
• Stir until combined, adjust salt and pepper and place another bowl in the oven until ready to eat.
• Just before serving, place the chicken hearth on the plate adjust sauce on the plate and decorate with some chives if you want.
• Note: cooking at low temperature will allow you to prepare in advance and have time for your guests as the meat will not dry out rapidly.

BREAST OF CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND POLENTA WITH PORCINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Begin by cleaning and marinating the chicken in 6 ounces of the olive oil, fresh rosemary, and a pinch of salt for approximately 4 hours.
• To prepare the polenta, bring the salted water to a boil. Once the water has boiled, sprinkle the polenta flour in the water and beat with a whisk. Lower the heat and cook for about 40 minutes until the polenta falls away from the sides of the pan. It is hard to determine the exact amount of water as it depends on the quality of the polenta flour. If it becomes hard, add hot water until the polenta softens and can be stirred.
• To cook the chicken, remove it from the marinade, dust the chicken breasts with flour, place them in a pan, add the white wine, and cook on high heat for 10 minutes, flipping on each side.
• At the same time the chicken is cooking, using another pan, heat the remaining 3 ounces of olive oil. Add the rosemary sprigs to flavor the oil. Take the rosemary out and add the porcini mushrooms and salt. Cook for 5 minutes and then add the chopped parsley.
• To serve, place the chicken on a plate and add some of the sauce from the pan. On the side place some polenta and top it with some of the porcini mushrooms. To garnish, sprinkle some parsley and add a sprig of rosemary.

GLAZED CHICKEN WITH PORCINI AND CRISP POTATOES

Steps:

• Soak porcini in hot water (1 1/2 cups) in a small bowl until well softened, 20 to 30 minutes. Lift porcini out, squeezing liquid into bowl, then rinse porcini (to remove any grit) and coarsely chop. Strain soaking liquid through a sieve lined with a damp paper towel into a small saucepan and reserve.
• Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
• Cook shallots in 2 tablespoons oil with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 7 minutes. Add porcini, chopped thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons Marsala and boil until most of liquid has evaporated, then remove from heat.
• Add honey to soaking liquid in saucepan with thyme sprigs, remaining 2 tablespoons Marsala, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Boil until syrupy and reduced to about 3 tablespoons, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs.
• Meanwhile, remove excess fat from chicken and pat dry. Season inside and out with a rounded teaspoon salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Stuff cavity with mushroom mixture and tie legs with string.
• Put chicken in a small (13-by 9-inch) roasting pan. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into fleshy part of a thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F, about 1 hour. About 5 minutes before chicken is done, brush with all of honey glaze. If glaze begins to get too dark before chicken is cooked through, loosely cover with foil.
• While chicken roasts, peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. In cleaned nonstick skillet, heat remaining 3 1/3 tablespoons oil over medium heat, then add potatoes, stirring to coat. Stir in remaining 1/4 cup water and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Remove lid and increase heat to medium-high. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated and potatoes are golden brown all over, about 20 minutes more. Transfer to a baking sheet (do not cover).
• Transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest 15 minutes. Turn off oven and put potatoes in oven to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, straddle roasting pan across 2 burners and add flour. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add broth and vinegar, stirring and scraping up brown bits. Boil mixture until reduced by about a third, about 4 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a gravy boat.
• Discard kitchen string from chicken. Scoop out mushroom mixture into a bowl, stir in potatoes, and serve with chicken.

PORCINI CHICKEN WITH WILD RICE AND WHEAT BERRIES

Steps:

• Cook rice:
• Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan, then add rice and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until rice is tender and grains are split open, 1 to 1 1/4 hours (not all liquid will be absorbed). Drain in a colander.
• Cook wheat berries while rice simmers:
• Bring remaining 4 cups water to a boil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan, then stir in wheat berries and 1 1/4 cups porcini. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, over low heat until wheat berries are tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and pour wheat berry mixture into a large sieve set over another saucepan or a skillet. Reserve wheat berries and porcini in a bowl and boil cooking liquid until reduced to about 1 cup, then add to wheat berry mixture. (Cut up any porcini that are large.)
• Cook chicken:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Grind remaining 3/4 cup porcini to a powder in coffee/spice grinder. (If porcini are too moist to grind, dry completely on a baking sheet in oven 3 to 5 minutes, then cool before grinding.)
• Pat chicken dry, then arrange in 1 layer on a sheet of wax paper. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and season with pepper. Put porcini powder in a fine mesh sieve and dust both sides of chicken generously, shaking off excess.
• Heat oil and 1/2 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then brown chicken in 2 batches, without crowding, turning over once, about 4 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken to a shallow baking dish as browned (reserve fat in skillet). Bake browned chicken until just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes, then let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
• While chicken bakes and stands, add remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter to fat in skillet and cook garlic over moderately low heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine and boil over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add wild rice, tomatoes, and wheat berry mixture (including reduced cooking liquid) and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Stir in dill and season with salt and pepper. Slice chicken and serve with rice mixture.
• *Available at natural foods store and specialty markets.

ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH HERBS AND PORCINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cover dried porcini mushrooms with boiling water; let stand until mushrooms soften ~ 15 minutes.
• Using a fork, lift mushrooms from liquid and chop fine - you should have about 4 teaspoons.
• Follow recipe for "Roasted Chicken Breast Base Recipe" reference recipe #316587, mixing porcini, thyme and rosemary into softend butter along with salt.

PORCINI DUSTED CHICKEN SCALOPPINE

Steps:

• Place Porcini in a spice or coffee grinder, process until finely ground.
• Slice chicken breasts halves in half horizontally. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 tsp salt and pepper. Sprinkle both sides with porcini powder, shaking off excess.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in a large non stick skillet over medium high. Add chicken pieces to pan, cook 1 1/2 minutes a side or until lightly browned and done. Remove from pan, keep warm. repeat until all are done.
• Heat remaining tsp or so of oil in pan. Add shallots and garlic, cook 1 minute stirring. Add 3 cups mushrooms, cook 5 minutes until liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally. Add wine, scraping brown bits to loosen. Increase heat to medium high. cook 2 minutes until liquid almost evaporates.
• Add broth to pan, simmer until mixture is reduced to 1/4 cup (about 5 minutes). Stir in sour cream, cook 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add salt, pepper and parsley.
• Serve spooning sauce over.

GRILLED PORCINI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Grind porcini to a powder in an electric coffee/spice grinder or blender. Cook garlic in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomato paste and porcini powder and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Tilting skillet, press paste with back of a spoon to separate from oil, then pour off oil from skillet into a small cup and reserve. Transfer paste to a plate and cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Prepare a gas grill for indirect-heat cooking over moderate heat.
• Pat chicken dry and remove excess fat. Working from backbone side of a half chicken, loosen skin over breast and drumstick to form a large pocket, then smear half of paste over meat. Repeat with remaining chicken half and paste. Rub reserved oil all over chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Grill chicken, skin side up, over turned-off burner, covered, without turning, 20 minutes. Turn chicken over and grill, covered, until skin is crisp and meat is cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes more.

CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH PORCINI SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse mushrooms in large bowl of cold water, agitating them with hands to release dirt and sand. Let dirt and sand settle in bottom of bowl, then lift mushrooms from water and transfer to microwave-safe 2-cup measuring cup. Add chicken broth, submerging mushrooms beneath surface of liquid. Microwave on high power 1 minute, until broth is steaming. Stand 10 minutes. Using tongs, gently lift porcini out of broth and transfer to cutting board, reserving broth. Chop porcini into ¾-inch pieces and transfer to medium bowl. Strain broth through fine-mesh strainer lined with large coffee filter into bowl with chopped porcini.
• Combine ¼ cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper in pie plate. Working one piece at a time, dredge chicken in flour, shaking gently to remove excess. Set aside on plate.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until smoking. Place 4 cutlets in skillet and cook without moving until browned, about 2 minutes. Flip cutlets and continue to cook until second sides are opaque, 15 to 20 seconds. Transfer to large plate. Add 1 tablespoon oil to now-empty skillet and repeat to cook remaining cutlets. Tent plate loosely with foil.
• Add remaining teaspoon oil to now-empty skillet and return pan to medium heat. Add shallot and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 30 seconds. Add remaining teaspoon flour and cook, whisking constantly, 30 seconds. Increase heat to medium-high and whisk in vermouth, soaked porcini and their liquid, tomato paste, soy sauce, and sugar. Simmer until reduced to 1 cup, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer cutlets and any accumulated juices to skillet. Cover and simmer until cutlets are heated through, about 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat and transfer cutlets to serving platter. Whisk butter, thyme, and lemon juice into sauce and season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve immediately.

CHICKEN SHIRAZ WITH PORCINI AND WHOLE SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Bring broth and porcini mushrooms to boil in small saucepan. Remove from heat and let stand at room temperature until mushrooms soften, about 25 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to cutting board and chop coarsely. Pour mushroom broth into medium bowl, leaving sediment behind. Reserve broth.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in heavy large ovenproof pot over medium heat. Add pancetta and cook until crisp and brown, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer pancetta to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle all chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Working in batches, add chicken to pot and cook over medium-high heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to platter.
• Pour off all but 3 tablespoons drippings from pot. Add whole shallots to pot. Cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Add crimini mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms begin to brown, stirring frequently, about 6 minutes. Stir in chopped shallots, thyme, garlic, and reserved porcini mushrooms; cook until chopped shallots are soft, about 2 minutes. Stir flour into shallot mixture and continue stirring 1 minute. Stir in wine, reserved mushroom broth, and pancetta. Add chicken thighs and drumsticks to pot. Bring to boil. Cover pot and transfer to oven. Bake 25 minutes. Add chicken breasts to pot. Cover and bake until all chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes longer. Using slotted spoon, transfer chicken to platter; tent with foil to keep warm.
• Boil sauce in pot until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken on platter, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
• *Available in the produce section of many supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.
• **An Italian bacon cured in salt; available in the refrigerated deli case of many supermarkets and at Italian markets.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH POTATOES, PORCINI AND DRIED CHERRIES

Steps:

• 1) In a medium saucepan, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil. Add the whole garlic cloves and cook over low heat, stirring, until golden and fragrant, 5 minutes. Add 4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat until reduced to 
2 cups, about 1 hour. Strain the garlic broth into a bowl. 2) In another bowl, whisk 1 cup of the garlic broth with the sour cream and porcini and season with salt; reserve the remaining garlic broth for another use. 3) Preheat the oven to 350°. In a large cast-iron skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. Season the chicken with salt and cook over moderate heat until golden all over, about 10 minutes total. Transfer the chicken to a plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the oil in the skillet. 4) Arrange the potato slices in the pan, overlapping them slightly. Set the chicken skin side down on top of the potatoes. Scatter the cherries and crushed garlic around the chicken and pour the garlic sauce with porcini on top. Roast the chicken for 20 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 300° and roast for about 45 minutes longer, until the potatoes are tender and the chicken is cooked through. 5) Preheat the broiler and arrange the rack 6 inches from the heat. Turn the chicken skin side up and broil until 
the skin is golden and crisp, about 8 minutes. Garnish with celery leaves and serve.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH PORCINI-MARSALA PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Microwave 1/2 cup chicken broth with the Porcini Mushrooms until boiling. Cover the bowl and set aside.
• Preheat oven 350 degrees. In a saucepan add the 1 tbsp butter and olive oil. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and sear on both sides until golden brown. Transfer the pan to the oven. Bake until no longer pink about 20 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile drain the mushrooms through a fine-mesh strainer lined with a coffee filter. Reserve the liquid and chop the mushrooms.
• Remove the chicken from the oven. Remove the chicken and set aside and keep warm. drain off all fat from pan except about 2 tbsp. Add the shallots and the garlic and cook about 1 minute. Add the wine and scrap up any bits from bottom of pan. Reduce for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining chicken stock, mushroom soaking liquid and mushrooms. Bring to a boil and Cook 6 to 7 minutes until reduced to about 1/3 cup. Whisk in the butter 1 piece at a time until melted and incorporated into the sauce
• Add the chicken back to the pan and any accumulated juices. Cook 2 minutes. Serve with sauce and mushrooms on top.

PORCINI - DUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Season breasts with 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. pepper. Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in pan, add 4 breast slices at a time, and cook about 2 min per side, until browned and done. Repeat with other 4 slices. Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. of oil, add shallots and garlic to pan, and cook 1 min stirring. Add mushrooms; cook about 5 min. Stir in wine scraping pan for browned bits. Increase heat to high and cook 2 min. Add broth to pan, simmer until reduced to about 1/4 cup.
• Stir in sour cream, cook 1 minute, and remove from heat. Add remaining salt, pepper, and parsley. Spoon mushroom sauce over chicken and serve.

CHICKEN PORCINI

Steps:

• Put the mushrooms in a small bowl and add 1/2 cup of hot water to cover (if you need to add more - do so. Let the mushrooms soak for about 1/2 hour.
• Remove mushrooms, reserving the water. Clean mushrooms to remove any grit and chop coarsely.
• Filter the water through a paper towel placed in a sieve.
• Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. When the butter has melted add the chicken and sauté on both sides for about 2-3 minutes per side.
• Remove the chicken and add the onion to the pan. Cook onion until translucent (about 5 minutes) and then return the chicken to the pan.
• Stir in mushrooms and their liquid. Combine the wine and the tomato paste. Add to the pan, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan again, and raise the heat and reduce the sauce until it thickens (about 10 minutes).
• Serve chicken with sauce poured over the top.

PENNE WITH CHICKEN AND PORCINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring 4 quarts water to a boil in a big pot; add in 1 tablespoon salt and the pasta; cook until al dente.
• Meanwhile, in a large pan, melt the butter over medium heat; add in the mushrooms; cook for 1 minute.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
• Increase heat to med-high and add in the chicken; stir/saute until the chicken is opaque, 4 minutes.
• Add in the porcini soaking liquid and cream; cook until the sauce has thickened slightly, 2-3 minutes.
• Drain the pasta and return it to the cooking pot; toss with the sauce and cheese.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste; serve immediately.

PORCINI ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C (170C Fan).
• To prepare the chicken use your fingers to seperate the skin away from the breast meat, starting at the neck end and being sure not to pierce the skin.
• Blitz the dried porcini to a fine powder in a coffee/spice grinder (or failing that in a food processor/blender). Beat into the softened butter to form a smooth paste. Push this mixture underneath the skin of the chicken and spread the remainder over the outside. Season the inside of the cavity well with salt and stuff with the lemon quarters.
• Place on a wire rack over a roasting tin. Roast for approximately 1 hour until the juices run clear when a skewer is inserted into the fat part of the thigh. Rest for 15-20 minutes before serving.