Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet

Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet is a rich and comforting one-pan dish featuring tender chicken breasts simmered in a creamy sour cream and cream cheese sauce infused with earthy porcini mushrooms. Simple yet deeply flavourful, this skillet dinner comes together quickly and delivers a luxurious, gravy-like sauce that coats every bite.

Hey, folks – if you’re in the mood for a cozy skillet meal with plenty of sauce, this is a recipe you’ll want to keep close. It’s straightforward, comforting, and perfect for soaking up with bread or serving alongside your favourite sides. So, let’s dive into this Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet.

Why You’ll Love This Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet

• Rich and creamy sauce. Sour cream and cream cheese melt into a luscious, velvety gravy.
• Deep mushroom flavour. Dried porcini mushrooms add intense, earthy notes to the sauce.
• Quick and satisfying. Ready in about 30 minutes, perfect for weeknight dinners.
• One-pan comfort food. Everything comes together in a single skillet.
• Versatile serving options. Delicious with potatoes, rice, vegetables, or crusty bread.

Flavour and Texture Profile

This Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet is rich, creamy, and deeply savoury. The porcini mushrooms bring an intense, earthy depth, while the sour cream and cream cheese create a smooth, velvety sauce that coats the chicken rather than feeling heavy. Smoked paprika and a touch of chipotle add gentle warmth and subtle smokiness, balanced by fresh thyme for a light herbal finish. The result is tender chicken in a comforting, gravy-like sauce with layered, well-rounded flavour.

Ingredients You’ll Need for This Recipe

Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet relies on a small list of ingredients that work together to create a rich, savoury sauce.

• Dried porcini mushrooms: About ½ cup (25–30 g), or other dried wild mushrooms, soaked and chopped.
• Chicken breasts: Two to three large breasts, sliced into thick strips.
• Red onion: One large onion, sliced, for sweetness and body.
• Garlic: Two to three cloves, minced.
• Olive oil and butter: Used together to sauté the chicken and build flavour.
• Smoked paprika and chipotle powder: Add warmth and subtle smokiness.
• Salt: Adjusted to taste.
• Dried herbs: Such as Italian seasoning, for savoury depth.
• Fresh thyme: For finishing and aroma.
• Sour cream: Adds tanginess and creaminess to the sauce.
• Cream cheese: Thickens the sauce into a rich, gravy-like consistency.

How to Make Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet

Soak the dried porcini mushrooms in 1½ cups of warm water for 15 minutes. Drain, roughly chop the mushrooms, and set aside. Strain the soaking liquid through a fine mesh sieve and reserve.

Heat the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken strips and cook for about 5 minutes, turning once or twice, until no longer pink. Reduce the heat to medium. Add the onion and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened.

Stir in the chopped mushrooms, dried herbs, smoked paprika, chipotle powder, and salt. Cook for another 5 minutes.

Add about 1 cup of the reserved mushroom soaking liquid, along with the sour cream and cream cheese. Stir to combine and simmer gently for about 5 minutes, until the sauce thickens. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.

Serve warm, finished with fresh thyme.

More Delicious Skillet Recipes

Are you looking for more fun recipes, like this Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet? Be sure to check more recipes below:

• Creamy Chicken with Prunes (One-Skillet Recipe)
• Apricot Pine Nuts Chicken Skillet
• Marry Me Chicken Skillet with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

I’d love for you to try this Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet. If you give it a go, please share your results in the comments, message me on Instagram, or post your photos with the hashtag #havocinthekitchen. I look forward to seeing your creations and hearing your thoughts.

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Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet

Recipe by Ben | Havocinthekitchen

5.0 from 1 vote

Course: Mains and Comfort Dishes

Servings

2-3

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

This Porcini Mushroom Chicken Skillet features tender chicken in a rich sour cream and cream cheese sauce with earthy porcini mushrooms.

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Ingredients

• about 1/2 cup or slightly more (25-30 g) dried porcini mushrooms or any other wild mushrooms

• 2-3 large chickens breasts (450-500 g), sliced in thick strips

• 1 large red onion, sliced

• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 tbsp. (15 ml) olive oil

• 1 tbsp. (20 g) butter

• 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika

• a good pinch of chipotle powder

• ~1/2 tsp. salt or to taste

• 1 tsp. dried herbs (like Italian seasonings)

• Fresh thyme

• 1/3 cup (80 ml) sour cream

• 3-4 tbsp. (50-60 g) cream cheese

Directions

• Soak the mushrooms in 1,5 cups of warm water for 15 minutes. Remove the mushrooms draining them from the excess of water and roughly chop, set aside. Using a sieve mesh, filter the water (from little dust and dirt that dried mushrooms could have) and reserve (You will use it for the sauce.)
• In a large pan combine the olive oil and butter over high medium heat. Cook the chicken strips for about 5 minutes, stirring one or twice, for about 5 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Reduce heat to low medium. Add the onions and garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the chopped mushrooms, dried herbs, and seasonings. Cook for another 5 minutes.
• Add about 1 cup of the reserved filtered liquid, cream cheese, and sour cream. Let everything combine and simmer for about 5 minutes, to thicken up. Try and adjust seasonings, if needed. Serve sprinkled with fresh thyme. As a side dish, you can serve with a salad, potatoes, rice, vegetables or even simply with bread, to soak up all this delicious sauce. Enjoy!