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Recipe

Chicken Breasts With Curried Oyster Mushrooms

serves
prep time: 25
cook time: 25

ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, more for greasing pan and for drizzling
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, (1 cup each)
1 teaspoon kosher salt, more to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon curry powder, more to taste
7/8 cup oyster mushrooms, cut into 0.5 inch pieces
2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 scallions, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced

directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with olive oil. Place each breast flat on cutting board. With knife held parallel to surface, cut breast in half. Transfer chicken to baking sheet and season well with a large pinch each of salt, pepper and curry powder. Drizzle chicken with a little oil.

In a bowl, toss mushrooms with curry powder, salt, basil, garlic, scallions and 2 tablespoons oil.

Spoon an equal amount of mushroom mix on each piece of chicken. Bake until mushrooms are golden and chicken is cooked through, 18 minutes.