Baked Chicken with Mushrooms

Baked Chicken with Mushrooms is a one pan easy weeknight dinner. Chicken, mushrooms, garlic and thyme bake together to make an umami flavor bomb.

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, entree, Mushrooms, one pan dish

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings Servings

Calories 400kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
8 chicken thighs
2 cups quartered crimini mushrooms about 10 mushrooms
olive oil
1 cup chicken broth
4 whole cloves garlic peeled
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves removed from stems

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl mix together salt, pepper and garlic powder.
Season both sides of the chicken with the salt mixture.
In a large cast iron skillet or other heavy bottom, oven proof skillet, use enough olive oil to lightly cover the the bottom of the pan and heat over medium heat. Once oil is hot, brown chicken pieces. About 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate. Reserve 1 tablespoon of pan drippings.
Add mushrooms to the reserved pan drippings. Cook for 2 minutes. Return browned chicken to pan. Pour chicken broth over the top. Place garlic cloves around chicken. Sprinkle with thyme.
Place skillet in the oven and cook for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, skin is browned and a thermometer inserted reaches 165 degrees F. While the chicken is cooking spoon pan juices over the top every 10 minutes.
Transfer cooked chicken to platter and cover to keep warm. Place skillet on the top and bring sauce to boil. Allow to cook for 5 minutes or until reduced by 1/3.
Spoon mushrooms, garlic cloves and reduced pan juices over the top. Serve.

Notes

If you want to make the sauce creamier: temper 1/2 cup of heavy cream with some of the hot liquid and then slowly add it into the sauce.

If you notice the chicken skin sticking to the pan during the browning, that simply means it's not ready to turn. It will lift when it's the perfect crisp.

Chicken legs can easily be substituted and the cooking time won't vary that much.

Nutrition facts for estimation purposes only.

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