{"id":1056,"date":"2021-02-11T22:59:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T05:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2021-09-20T19:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T02:14:28","slug":"swiss-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2021\/02\/11\/swiss-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"870\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215720-1024x870.jpg\" alt=\"Swiss Chicken\" class=\"wp-image-991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215720-1024x870.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215720-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215720-768x653.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215720-1536x1305.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215720.jpg 1643w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I based this dish on a recipe shared with me by one of my amazing sisters, who liked it for its elegant-but-convenient qualities. I&#8217;ve reverse-engineered it to be next-level flavorful, but lost much of the convenience. (No more cream-of-mushroom soup.) Sorry about that\u2026 on the plus side, it is a one-skillet entree! And did I mention flavorful?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Swiss Chicken<\/strong> (Serves 4-6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>6 Tbsp butter<\/li><li>1.5 lbs chicken thighs, trimmed of all extra fat<\/li><li>1 onion, chopped<\/li><li>1 carrot, diced<\/li><li>1&nbsp;rib celery, diced<\/li><li>4 oz mushrooms, sliced<\/li><li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li><li>3 Tbsp flour<\/li><li>1\/4 tsp dried thyme (or use 1 tsp minced&nbsp;fresh thyme)<\/li><li>Salt and pepper<\/li><li>3\/4 cup chicken broth<\/li><li>3\/4 cup milk<\/li><li>4 oz Swiss cheese, grated<\/li><li>1\/2 cup white wine<\/li><li>1\/2 pkg (about 3.5 cups)&nbsp;Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix (&#8220;herb seasoned&#8221;)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Heat 1 Tbsp butter in cast iron skillet. In two batches, sear chicken thighs (2 minutes per side) until well-browned. Remove to a plate.<br>Add 2 Tbsp&nbsp;butter to pan. Saute onion,&nbsp;carrots, celery, and mushrooms until softened and beginning to brown. Stir in garlic, then make sauce:&nbsp;Sprinkle veggies with 3 Tbsp flour, 1\/2 tsp salt, 1\/4 tsp pepper, 1\/4 tsp dried thyme. Cook and stir a moment. Add chicken broth and milk. Cook and stir until thickened. Turn off heat. Stir in 1\/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese, then stir in white wine.<br>Preheat oven to 350.<br>Nestle chicken back into pan, sprinkle with remaining cheese,&nbsp;then prepare topping: toss 1\/2 bag stuffing mix with 3 Tbsp melted butter. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the pan, cover with foil&nbsp;and bake for 20 mins. Remove foil and bake for 10-15 minutes longer to brown the topping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"892\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215610-892x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Swiss Chicken in a skillet\" class=\"wp-image-990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215610-892x1024.jpg 892w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215610-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215610-768x882.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215610-1337x1536.jpg 1337w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210109_215610.jpg 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><figcaption>Crunchy, creamy, comforting&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This one-skillet entree is crunchy, creamy, and comforting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[89,99,44,35,117],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1056"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1546,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056\/revisions\/1546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}