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chicken dijon

Chicken Dijon with Low Carb Mushroom Sauce (Easy)

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You'd never guess that the delicious mushroom sauce on this chicken gets is decadent creaminess from cottage cheese! A sprinkle of crumbled turkey bacon and fresh herbs add the finishing touch.

  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast cutlets
  • 1 1/3 cups cottage cheese (2%)
  • 1 can sliced mushrooms, 8 oz.
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock or broth
  • 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2-3 pieces of cooked and crumbled turkey bacon (or regular bacon, if desired)
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary, or to taste
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Salt the chicken and let rest, uncovered, in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
  2.  Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Be mindful of the temperature - you don’t want the butter to burn. Add the chicken cutlets and cook for as long as 5 minutes before turning over, to get a good sear.  Season chicken with pepper to taste. Turn down the heat and continue cooking the chicken, adding a lid if needed.
  3. When the chicken is almost done, open the can of mushrooms. Pour the liquid from the can into a blender, and add the mushrooms to the skillet with the chicken. Cook and stir until the chicken is done and the mushrooms are lightly browned.
  4. Add the cottage cheese, mustard, lemon juice, and cornstarch to the mushroom liquid in the blender. Blend on high until smooth.
  5. Remove chicken and mushrooms from the skillet to a plate. Chop the herbs.
  6. Add sauce from the blender to the hot skillet. Continue cooking and stirring, scraping up with a whisk until the sauce is thickened and smooth. Add chopped herbs.
  7. To serve, top the chicken with mushrooms and sauce and sprinkle with crumbled bacon and extra herbs as desired.
  • Author: Beneficial Bento
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: dinner
  • Method: stove top
  • Diet: Low Calorie