Chicken Strips with Gorgonzola Cheese
From: Amelie, Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Always be careful as to the quantity of Gorgonzola cheese you add, its taste is very strong.
Serve along with boiled white rice or egg noodles.
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 4 tablespoons [60 mL] butter
  • 8 ounces [227 g] freshly sliced mushrooms
  • 1 cup [250 mL] minced onion
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] basil
  • Pinch of black pepper
  • Pinch of white pepper
  • Pinch of Cayenne pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds [680 g] chicken breast, skinned, boned and cut into strips
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] chicken broth
  • 3 ounces [85 g] Gorgonzola cheese, cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup [250 mL] country-style cream [15% m.s.g.]
  • 4 ounces [113 g] spinach leaves
  • 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cut into small dices
  • Salt, to taste
  • Melt 2 tablespoons [30 mL] butter into a frypan; brown mushroom slices and reserve.
  • Into a clean frypan, melt remaining 2 tablespoons [30 mL] butter; brown minced onion, garlic, thyme, oregano, basil, black, white and Cayenne peppers.
  • When onion is translucent, add chicken strips; stir often, until done [no longer pink].
  • Pour chicken broth over chicken strips; simmer for 1 minute.
  • Mix in Gorgonzola cheese pieces.
  • Lower heat; pour in cream, stirring slowly.
  • Mix in spinach leaves, tomato dices and reserved mushroom slices; simmer until spinach leaves are just tender.
  • Salt to taste.
  • Serve.