Chicken Stroganoff

I first dabbled pinch making my ain homemade stroganoff successful 2014 aft reference astir it successful America’s Test Kitchen. Naturally, I started pinch their type of easy beef stroganoff — nan wildly celebrated comfortableness nutrient that originated successful Russia and quickly made it onto galore American families’ meal tables. And it was a hit! 

I recovered that nan correct trim of beef and a homemade stroganoff condiment was cardinal successful making this repast a standout dish. But this sewage maine thinking, why extremity astatine beef? Can you make stroganoff pinch chicken? The reply is yes, and that is what we are making today;  my foolproof creamy chickenhearted stroganoff pinch mushrooms recipe. This type of nan classical Russian crockery is conscionable arsenic delicious and made pinch pantry staple ingredients.

Key Ingredients for Chicken Stroganoff

There are 2 components to this chickenhearted mushroom stroganoff (aka pollo stroganoff recipe) – nan nutrient and noodles and nan homemade stroganoff sauce.

Best Cut of Chicken Meat For This Recipe

I recovered that nan champion trim of chickenhearted for stroganoff is boneless and skinless chickenhearted thighs. However, you tin besides usage skinless chickenhearted breasts successful this recipe. The instrumentality to getting ace tender chicken, sloppy of nan trim you use, is to:

1. Cut it successful moreover wound size pieces against nan grain
2. Season it well
3. Give it a speedy sear

With that being said, if you are looking for a quicker option, you tin usage crushed chickenhearted (or crushed turkey) successful this chickenhearted pasta stroganoff recipe.

Ingredients for nan Stroganoff Sauce / Gravy

• Fat for Sautéing: You tin usage immoderate neutral-flavored rootlike lipid here. You tin besides usage butter, which of course, yields a rich, delicious stroganoff.
• Onions: One mean yellowish bulb is each you need; achromatic onions will work, too.
• Fresh garlic cloves
• Baby Bella Mushrooms: I utilized babe Bella mushrooms (aka cremini mushrooms), but you tin besides usage achromatic fastener mushrooms. 
• Fresh Parsley 
• All-Purpose Flour: For making and thickening nan stroganoff sauce
• White Wine: Pick a barren achromatic vino for illustration Pinot Grigio aliases Chardonnay. If you want to make this look alcohol-free, you tin switch retired this ½ cup of vino for a ¼ cup of pome cider vinegar.
• Dijon mustard 
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Low-Sodium Chicken Broth: You tin make chicken banal astatine home aliases bargain it from nan store. If you do, I urge getting low-sodium broth. 
• Wide Egg Noodles: Egg noodles navigator quicker than nan accustomed pasta and require little liquid, which useful perfectly successful this chickenhearted mushroom noodle recipe. Alternatively, if you are pursuing a gluten-free diet, you tin usage gluten-free pasta/egg noodles. In a pinch, you tin besides make this chickenhearted stroganoff look pinch pasta. A mini cut, for illustration penne aliases fusille, would beryllium ideal. However, I would urge cooking it separately and adding it to nan sauce.
• Sour Cream: I urge utilizing full-fat sour cream, but low-fat type would besides work.
• Lemon Juice: Freshly squeezed citrus juice adds a popular of brightness astatine nan very end.
• Salt and Pepper: I ever usage Kosher salt.

How To Make Chicken Stroganoff?

Making this stroganoff chickenhearted and mushroom look is comparatively easy. The full point comes together successful 1 cookware and requires nary typical equipment.

1. Prep & play nan meat: Pat barren chickenhearted pinch insubstantial towels and trim it into mini 1-2 inch cubes. Whatever you do, do not skip this step. Drying nan nutrient thoroughly will thief execute cleanable browning, which will consequence successful a tender, juicy chickenhearted for your stroganoff. Season pinch kosher salt, achromatic pepper, ail powder, and paprika.

2. Sear nan meat: Heat a tablespoonful of rootlike lipid successful a ample skillet complete mean heat. Sear nan first half of nan chickenhearted for 3-4 minutes connected each side, making judge to execute a aureate brownish crust. Place cooked chickenhearted successful a bowl. Repeat this process pinch nan remainder of nan lipid and chicken. Set it aside. Do not wash nan skillet! You should beryllium near pinch bits of nan chickenhearted and immoderate brownish spots that are cardinal for creating a ace flavorful stroganoff sauce.

3. Cook nan aromatics: Melt 2 tablespoons of butter, adhd successful nan onion, and navigator for astir 5-6 minutes aliases until softened, stirring often and scraping nan browned bits and pieces of chickenhearted astatine nan bottommost of nan pan. Stir successful nan ail and navigator for 30 seconds. Then, adhd nan mushrooms and thyme, and navigator until mushrooms are softened, astir 4-5 minutes.
4. Make nan stroganoff gravy: Next, adhd nan flour and cook, stirring constantly, for a minute. Pour successful nan wine, dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chickenhearted stock, salt, and pepper. Give it a operation to combine, scraping up immoderate remaining seasoned chickenhearted and rootlike bits.
5. Add nan reserved chickenhearted backmost into nan pan: Secure nan lid, bring nan stroganoff condiment to a boil, trim nan power and fto it simmer for astir 15 minutes until nan chickenhearted is afloat cooked.

6. Stir successful nan Egg Noodles: Lastly, operation successful nan ovum noodles, screen and fto navigator 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from power and operation successful nan sour pick and citrus juice disconnected nan heat. Taste for seasoning and adhd much if necessary. Garnish pinch caller thyme and/or parsley, and enjoy.

What to Serve pinch Chicken Stroganoff?

This creamy crockery pairs good pinch a assortment of sides to information retired your meal:

• Crusty bread: Perfect for soaking up each nan sauce, a loaf of my Crusty Artisan No Knead Bread aliases Garlic Bread would beryllium awesome to service pinch this dinner.
• Vegetable Sides: The nutrient and pasta are there, but really astir a broadside of a veggie, ideally 1 you tin make while it is cooking? My Baked Asparagus Recipe and Butter Garlic Green Beans fresh nan measure perfectly, but if you do person immoderate other clip effort my Roasted Whole Carrots and Miso Roasted Japanese Turnips.
• Salad: This chickenhearted pinch sour pick and mushrooms crockery pairs perfectly pinch a greenish crockery connected nan side. My Brussel Sprouts and Kale Salad and Butter Lettuce Salad are packed pinch veggies and leafy greens to move it into a five-star meal.

How To Make Ahead, Storage, Freeze, and Reheat?

• Make Ahead: If you want to make this look up of time, I urge adding nan ovum noodles until conscionable earlier serving. Otherwise, they whitethorn autumn isolated successful nan days starring up to your repast while being refrigerated aliases stiff arsenic they are softer than emblematic pasta (like spaghetti aliases fettuccine). So, to move this into a make-ahead chickenhearted stroganoff recipe, travel steps 1-7, past hold to adhd nan ovum noodles erstwhile you reheat and hole to serve. The cardinal is to fto your chickenhearted and stroganoff condiment wholly cool and travel to room somesthesia earlier storing it successful an airtight instrumentality and placing it successful nan fridge. 
• Store immoderate leftover chickenhearted and stroganoff condiment successful an airtight instrumentality successful your refrigerator for up to 3 days. Omit nan ovum noodles, if possible, and alternatively hole earlier serving. If you request to shop nan noodles pinch nan sauce, refrigerate for up to 2 days.
• To freeze, navigator nan look up to measurement 7 — earlier you adhd nan noodles — let it to cool wholly and travel to room temperature. Place successful an airtight container, and frost for up to a month. 
• To reheat, let nan stiff chickenhearted stroganoff to thaw successful nan fridge overnight nan time earlier you are readying to serve. Then, transportation it into a saucepan and power complete mean power until warmed done and starting to bubble astatine nan edges. Add nan ovum noodles, and navigator until they are softened. You should person capable liquid, but if you consciousness for illustration it needs more, adhd successful immoderate broth aliases water. Remove nan chickenhearted stroganoff from nan heat, and past adhd nan sour cream, citrus juice, and herbs earlier serving. Enjoy!

Other Chicken Dinner Recipes To Try

If you enjoyed this look for Chicken Stroganoff pinch mushrooms, I induce you to cheque retired my postulation of easy chickenhearted recipes or cheque retired nan ones beneath that I hand-selected for you: