Italian-inspired skillet chicken. Simple chicken breast recipe cooked in white wine with tomatoes and mushrooms! Ready in 30 mins or less. Be sure to watch the video for how to make this Italian chicken below.
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Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are a staple item in most households. When prepared into thinner, 1/4-inch cutlets, they are even easier to cook.
The ways you can dress up chicken breasts are endless. Today’s is a simple and bright Italian-style skillet chicken recipe with tomatoes and mushrooms.
Why this Skillet Chicken Works?
This is a very simple skillet chicken recipe that comes together in less than 30 minutes. You just can’t beat that!
My main goal with this skillet chicken recipe was to keep the chicken cutlets from drying out. First, I browned the chicken quickly in a little olive oil. Then, to finish cooking, I added the chicken back into the skillet with a white wine-based sauce along with sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes, and garlic!
I tossed a handful of fresh baby spinach at the end to finish the dish.
What to serve along? Serve it on your favorite small pasta like orzo or even pearl couscous. Hearty Italian bread is always a plus!
WATCH HOW TO MAKE THIS SKILLET CHICKEN
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Italian Skillet Chicken with Tomatoes and Mushrooms
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
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Easy, flavor-packed skillet chicken dinner w/ an Italian twist! Chicken cutlets cooked in a white wine sauce w/ garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms! 30 mins or less.
Ingredients
- 4 large chicken cutlets (boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1/4-inch thin cutlets)
- 1 tbsp dried oregano, divided
- 1 tsp salt, divided
- 1 tsp black pepper, divided
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, more for later
- Private Reserve Extra Virgin Olive Oil (buy here)
- 8 oz Baby Bella mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed, and sliced
- 14 oz grape tomatoes, halved
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh garlic
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon)
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- Handful baby spinach (optional)
Instructions
- Pat chicken cutlets dry. Season on both sides with 1/2 tbsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Coat the chicken cutlets with the flour; dust off excess. Set aside briefly.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large cast iron skillet with a lid like this one. Brown the chicken cutlets on both sides (3 minutes or so). Transfer the chicken cutlets to a plate for now.
- In the same skillet, add more olive oil if needed. Add the mushrooms and saute briefly on medium-high (about 1 minute or so). Then add the tomatoes, garlic, the remaining 1/2 tbsp oregano, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper, and 2 tsp flour. Cook for another 3 minutes or so, stirring regularly.
- Now add the white wine, cook briefly to reduce just a little; then add the lemon juice and chicken broth.
- Bring the liquid to a boil, then add the chicken back in the skillet. Cook over high heat for 3-4 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and cook for another 8 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked and its internal heat registers a minimum of 165 degrees F.
- If you like, stir in a handful of baby spinach just before serving. Enjoy hot with your favorite small pasta like orzo and a crusty Italian bread!
Notes
- Recommended for this Recipe: Private Reserve Greek extra virgin olive oil (from organically grown and processed koroneiki olives)
- SAVE! Try our Greek Olive Oil Bundle
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: Chicken skillet recipe, Italian chicken
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ANDY says
June 10, 2019 at 7:31 pmMade this recipe today. Excellent. My guests really enjoyed the meal. Filed in my favorite and will make it again.
★★★★★
Suzy Karadsheh says
June 13, 2019 at 11:11 amI’m so glad to hear it, Andy! Thank you
Ernest D-Alford says
May 21, 2019 at 3:15 pmCan the wine be omitted?
Suzy Karadsheh says
May 21, 2019 at 5:56 pmyes, you can use broth instead
Khadija Patel says
May 5, 2019 at 11:14 amI am a Moslem so I don’t use alcohol in my cooking . What can I substitute for the wine
Martin says
April 29, 2019 at 10:39 amHi,
Just wondered where you can buy the ‘baby chicken’ as mentioned in your description?
Suzy Karadsheh says
May 10, 2019 at 4:39 pmHaha. Martin, thanks for catching the typo. Babay spinach is what is meant. Corrected!
Carmen says
April 28, 2019 at 2:27 pmIn your description you say “I tossed a handful of fresh baby chicken”. I hope you meant spinach LOL. This sounds delicious and I’m thinking of making it tonight.
Suzy Karadsheh says
May 10, 2019 at 4:43 pmCarmen, thanks for catching that! I meant “baby spinach.” Corrected 🙂
Deb says
April 25, 2019 at 8:02 pmThis was a restaurant quality entree! My family loved it! The instructions were easy to follow. As always, doing the prep work ahead of time makes the cooking go very smooth.
Thank you for a lovely entree to add to my meal rotation
Deb
Suzy Karadsheh says
May 10, 2019 at 4:53 pmThis makes my day to hear, Deb! Thank you so much for sharing!
Bevin Hartnett says
April 18, 2019 at 10:04 pmI NEVER comment on recipes. I go through at least 5-10 internet recipes every month. This is hands-down the best. Everyone kicked their plate. I used frozen defrosted thighs instead and pounded them out first but didn’t change anything else. Thanks for such a great recipe that led to one of our best family dinners in quite some time.
★★★★★
Suzy Karadsheh says
April 19, 2019 at 9:53 amBevin, this is so wonderful to hear! Thank you so much for taking the time to share with me. So honored!
Kathy Johnson says
March 26, 2019 at 9:02 pmLove the flavors! Definitely company worthy! I made 2 minor modifications: I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs and Italian breadcrumbs to dip them in. Otherwise followed to a “T” and loved it!
★★★★★
Suzy Karadsheh says
March 28, 2019 at 12:09 pmGreat, Kathy! Thank you so much!
cjchavez75 says
March 25, 2019 at 2:46 pmMy husband loves this recipe thank you so much. I ordered your bundle of olive oils and some spices. I’m excited to start cooking with them. 😋
★★★★★
Suzy Karadsheh says
March 25, 2019 at 3:21 pmThank you! That’s great to hear!