Champagne Chicken

Ingredients

• Chicken Breasts
• 1/2 Bottle Champagne
• 1-2 Shallots, cut into fourths
• 1/2 an Onion, chopped
• Baby Carrots
• Fresh Thyme

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
2. Brown chicken in pan on med-high for 5 mins (I used level 7 out of 10 on my stove). Add 1/4 cup champagne to the pan after minute 3.
3. Place a slit in each breast and insert a quarter shallot. Flip and brown for 3-5 more mins on side 2. If pan becomes completely dry, add a little more champagne.
4. Place carrots, onion and any remaining shallot quarters into baking dish. Add chicken, then pan drippings, then 1/2 cup champagne and thyme.
5. Bake for 20 minutes, then baste and add 1/4 cup more champagne.
6. Bake for 10 more minutes.
7. Serve remaining champagne with dinner.

Optional Sauteed Mushrooms

• Olive Oil
• 1-2 Shallots
• 1 Tbs Butter
• 6 Mushrooms, sliced
• Fresh Thyme

10 mins before chicken will be done, heat oil in pan over med-low (I used level 3 out of 10). Add shallots and butter. Wait 2 mins, then add mushrooms and thyme.

 

Everyone likes this chicken, even cats.