How to bake chicken breasts in the oven?

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Baked chicken breast, the recipes of which are always simple, turns out to be very tasty and tender if you add champignons fried with onions and cream sauce to it. It is worth noting that such a fragrant dish is ideal for those who like to eat tasty food, but at the same time cannot stand at the stove for a long time.

How to bake chicken breasts in the oven

Required ingredients:

• fresh small champignons - 150 g;
• fat cream 40% - 240 ml;
• wheat flour - a couple of dessert spoons;
• large fresh bulbs - 2 pcs;
• vegetable oil - 35-45 ml (for frying mushrooms);
• chicken breasts - 1.5 kg;
• hard cheese - 200g;
• table s alt - 1 dessert spoon;
• red pepper - ½ small spoon.

Meat product processing

Before you bake chicken breasts in the oven, you should carefully process all the ingredients. It is required to take white poultry meat, wash it well,remove skin, cartilage and bones, then cut into thin slices, season with s alt and pepper and set aside while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.

Processing mushrooms and vegetables

You can bake chicken breasts in the oven with different mushrooms. However, the tastier and most tender of all such a dish is obtained from champignons. They must be washed, rid of wormholes (if any), and then cut along the legs into thin pieces. It is also required to free the onion from the husk and chop it into half rings.

Sautéing mushrooms

Before baking chicken breasts with champignons in the oven, it is recommended to pre-fry the mushrooms together with onions in a pan. To do this, pour vegetable oil into a saucepan, heat it well and put the mushrooms with vegetables. In the process of frying, it is advisable to s alt and season the products with red pepper.

Preparing cream sauce

Chicken breast baked with cheese will turn out juicy and fragrant if it is cooked in the oven along with an unusual sauce. To create it, you need to take a deep bowl, pour 40% fat cream into it, add a couple of tablespoons of wheat flour and grated hard cheese. All ingredients must be mixed thoroughly. If desired, you can additionally add any seasonings, spices or fresh herbs to this sauce.

Shaping the dish

After all the ingredients are ready, you need to take the form forbaking, lay thin slices of chicken breast on its bottom, and put fried mushrooms on top along with onions. Next, you need to pour the products with a creamy sauce and put in the oven. Such a tender dish is baked for about 30-36 minutes.

Proper serving

Chicken fillet with mushrooms and cheese can be served at the table as a separate full-fledged dinner, and together with such a side dish as spaghetti, mashed potatoes, pasta, etc. It is also worth noting that such a delicious dish should definitely be presented fresh vegetable salad, as well as wheat bread and herbs.

Helpful advice

To make baked chicken breasts not in the form of a julienne, but in the form of a casserole, it is recommended to add 2-3 beaten chicken eggs to the creamy sauce.