Chicken, Mushroom & Leeks in a Cream & White Wine Sauce is utterly delicious and perfect for a mid-week meal or entertaining. Great for using up leftover white wine and cream!
When I came up with this dish for dinner the other night I didn’t imagine what a hard time I would have naming it as it’s not exactly a short and snappy title! I settled with Chicken, Mushroom & Leeks in a Cream & White Wine Sauce because that’s exactly what it is!
I’m not much of a planner when it comes to cooking, I’m more of a Ready, Steady, Cook kinda gal! So I’ll take something out of the freezer the night before (or lunch time knowing me) and have a vague idea of what I’m going to make!
So the other night I had 4 chicken breasts and after a fridge raid I found mushroom, leeks, cream and white wine.
“Perfect” I thought, we don’t really drink wine (apart from the odd glass of fizz on special occasions) but I do love the flavour it gives to dishes.
If guests have ever left wine behind after a party I fill my ice cube trays with it and use it for cooking later. This also works with cider but it’s rare that a bottle of cider would go undrunk in our house.
Not that we drink very often, but I do love the taste of cider!
Anyway back to the Chicken, Mushroom & Leeks in a Cream & White Wine Sauce, (think I should give out prizes if anyone can remember the title LOL); my family were all very impressed and heaped praise on me for such a delicious midweek meal.
Good food doesn’t have to be complicated and with just a few quality ingredients you have the makings of an excellent meal!
More chicken dishes to inspire you!
- Chicken Leek & Pasta Bake – Fab Food 4 All
- Chicken with Pesto & Mozzarella – Fab Food 4 All
- Chicken Breast with Creamy Green Peppercorn Sauce – Greedy Gourmet
- Baked Chicken in a Dijon Mustard Sauce – Coffee & Vanilla
- Kavey’s Chicken Tarragon Pasta Bake – Kavey Eats
I’m sure you’ll love this chicken in white wine so do leave a comment and rating below when you make it. You can also share your pics by tagging @FabFood4All on Instagram or any other social media (I’m on all of them)!
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Chicken, Mushroom & Leeks in a Cream & White Wine Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 4 chicken breasts sliced (about 630 g)
- 2 medium leeks sliced
- 250 g mushrooms sliced
- 200 ml white wine
- 200 ml chicken stock made with 1 stock cube
- 200 ml single cream
- freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in large frying pan and fry the chicken (in 2 batches) until cooked through and slightly golden.
- Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Add another tbsp of oil if needed and fry the leeks and mushrooms until softened.
- Pour in the wine and simmer for 5 minutes to reduce.
- Place chicken back into the pan.
- Then add the chicken stock and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Stir in the cream and pepper and heat through until piping hot.
- Serve on a bed of rice with vegetables of your choice.
Helen Traynor
Only two of us, so can I freeze this please, with cream or creme fraiche. Tia.
Camilla
Hi Helen, it would keep in the fridge for 3 days or you could freeze and use within 3 months.
Jane
I’m not much of a cook, but this recipe was so easy and delicious! Highly recommended
Camilla
Awesome Jane, I’m so happy to hear that. None of us are born cooks, it’s just a matter of time and experience. So glad you like the recipe:-)
Ann Rice
Was beautiful..definitely make again
Camilla
Awesome Ann, thank you so much for taking the time to let me know:-)
Jan gartside
Haven’t any cream but have crepe fraiche and marscapone ???????
Camilla
Creme Fraiche sounds like a good bet:-)
Janice Pattie
Chicken, mushroom, and leeks are a great combination. and your recipe looks absolutely delicious.
Camilla
Thank you Janice, it is utterly scrummy:-)
Ella
Can I freeze this.It is a favourite I’m my family meals .
Camilla
Hi Ella, I have never frozen it but there’s no reason why it wouldn’t freeze.
Leila Benhamida
Really nice meals. Looks delicious.
Camilla
Thank you Leila, it is yummmy:-)
Richard Eldred Hawes
This is the sort of food I enjoy although my current diet would probably not like the cream, but I would
Camilla
Thanks Richard:-)
Amy Fidler
Think i’m gonna attempt this for Valentines day x
Camilla
Great Amy, so easy and delicious:-)
charleywhite
oh this looks divine!! I cant wait to try this recipe out! Yummy!!
Camilla
Thank you Charley, do let me know what you think:-)
Emma Fox
This really looks delicious – really love wine sauces for the extra flavour 🙂
Camilla
Thanks, yes I love cooking with wine:-)
A S,Edinburgh
I love a white wine sauce. I bet it combines wonderfully with the stock. Great recipe, thank you!
Camilla
Thank you, it is a great recipe;-)
Richard Eldred Hawes
Have used a similar recipe for many years, the combination of flavours is lovely
Camilla
Fabulous;-)
William Gould
It looks absolutely perfect for a fairly quick midweek meal!
Camilla
Thanks William, my family love it:-)
Amy Fidler
This looks delicious and easy to make x
Camilla
Thanks Amy, it really is easy and delicious:-)
Heather Haigh
A perfect flavour combination! Though I might cheat and use turkey over Christmas.
Camilla
Yes, that’s a great idea Heather! Happy Christmas:-)
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
Yuuuuuum! I’d obviously use Quorn or something instead of the chicken, but this is JUST my kind of meal. I love that you served it with rice, I think I would have automatically defaulted to pasta, but rice sounds even better! Very successful fridge raid 😀
Camilla
Thanks Becca! Funnily enough I wouldn’t think of serving it with pasta:-)
Laura@howtocookgoodfood
I love cooking with wine and drinking it too, and I’m always a white over a red drinker so I’ll definitley make this meal which packs so many lovely flavours together how can it fail to taste good. This is a crowd pleaser of a meal that would make all the family happy!
Camilla
Thanks Laura, it’s so satisfying when the whole family like a meal:-)
Choclette
I’m with you on the cider over wine. We too mostly use wine for cooking, it’s fantastic for that. What a lovely supper. Your sauce sounds delicious.
Camilla
Thank you Choclette, made a similar sauce tonight but with brandy:-)
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs
You are early the queen of fridge raid dinners. Ths looks fab. Chicken, leeks and mushrooms are a winning combo in my eyes. Great recipe Camilla
Camilla
Aaw thanks Emma, I can’t say I nail it every time. Right now I am eating soup that no-one else in the family likes except me LOL!
Dom
Oh my word that looks so good. Love chicken and mushrooms and cream. Must make this for dinner
Camilla
Thanks Dom, I’m sure you’d love it:-)
Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet
What a fabulous dinner. This is exactly the kind of meals I like to make and share it with someone special. People are so cream and fat-phobic these days!
Camilla
Thanks Michelle, yes it’s all about balance at the end of the day:-)
Margot
Looks amazing Camilla!! I haven’t cook with wine for ages, thanks for the reminder.
Camilla
Thank you Margot, wine always makes any sauce special:-)
Kavey
Camilla, it will be no surprise to you that I love this, it’s just the kind of thing we love to cook and eat too!
Camilla
Fab Kavey, it’s not often we have wine in the house so it’s a very welcome treat to cook with it when we do:-)