Balsamic Chicken and Gravy with Baby Bellas Recipe

I've had a huge craving for mashed potatoes and gravy lately. Not the typical kind, something extremely different. I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out, but I ended up loving it! Balsamic is one of my favorites, but I've only used it with pasta or bruschetta, so experimenting with it is new to me. I also love fresh basil and I really needed to use some up. The leaves on my plant are huge as you can see in the pic below!

 My daughter loved this meal just as much as I did. She even asked for the leftovers the next day for lunch. I hope you enjoy!

Balsamic Chicken and Gravy with Baby Bellas (print recipe)

What you need:

1 1/2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoons olive oil

2 large chicken breasts, cut into four portions

4 cloves garlic, minced

4 ounces baby bellas, sliced

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1/2 cup white cooking wine

1 1/2 cups chicken broth

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped

1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped

salt and pepper

Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium high heat, melt butter, and start to brown chicken breasts. After a few minutes when breasts are browned on each side, add garlic and baby bellas and continue to saute over medium heat. After 5 minutes, add balsamic and continue to saute for another 3 minutes. Add chicken broth and wine and bring to a boil. (Reserve some of the broth/wine mixture to mix cornstarch). When it starts boiling, mix cornstarch with reserved liquid until smooth and add to broth mixture along with the basil and oregano. (you keep the chicken breasts in the pan the entire cooking time.) When broth thickens to gravy, remove from heat and serve over mashed potatoes, rice or pasta!

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