Easy Smothered Chicken With Bok Choy and Mushrooms
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Tender Southern smothered chicken is seared until the skin is crisp and golden then simmered in a creamy onion gravy. Southern dish combines Asian bok choy for an easy and delicious fusion weeknight dinner. Keto friendly too!
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SOUTHERN SMOTHERED CHICKEN
Southern smothered chicken is has got to be one of my favorite southern meals. Plus, I’m a huge fan of chicken. Vegetables too, thanks to my grandmother who grew a lot of veggies when I was a kid.
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I know you may be thinking, why smothered chicken with bok choy….well, to answer your question, I love southern food. I don’t eat it too often, but when I do, I like to mix things up, like I did in this recipe.
BOK CHOY WITH CHICKEN
This year, I’ve been eating a good amount of Chinese greens called baby bok choy. I love it. It’s basically a Chinese cabbage that’s really good for you. One cup has 9 calories! I’ve made smothered chicken with Shanghai bok choy also. It’s pretty much the same. One is bigger than the other. You can use either one to use in your smothered chicken. Bok choy is one of my favorite vegetables. Collard greens is my other fav.
Some say that baby bok choy has a sweet and mild flavor, whereas, Shangai bok choy has a mineral flavor. To be totally honest, I don’t really taste a difference. If you’ve never made boy choy with chicken with a southern twist you gotta try this recipe out!
HOW TO MAKE SOUTHERN SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH A TWIST
This amazing southern recipe with bok choy and mushrooms is, oh my goodness good and super easy! The chicken is smothered in a rich onion gravy. Pure deliciousness. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.
And staple ingredients that I’m sure you already have. You’ll probably have to go to the store for the baby bok choy or Shanghai bok choy. Pick one. No biggie right?!
Traditional smothered chicken recipes usually say to coat the chicken in flour first but I don’t follow cooking rules…
Instead of coating the chicken in flour, I like to season the chicken then sear the chicken first on both sides until the skin crisps up. I use flour to help thicken the gravy. Here’s the quick breakdown of the recipe.
Ingredients:
Smothered Chicken With Roasted Baby Bok Choy
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs with skin on
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 small red onion diced
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 cup mushrooms add more if you like
- One bunch of baby bok choy cleaned dried and cut lengthwise then quartered
- 1/2 tsp or two of garlic
- 1/2 tsp or two of onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base
- 1 tbsp flour
- salt and pepper for taste
Instructions
- Reserve 1 tsp of seasoning for later. Add the remaining seasoning to a small bowl. Mix well to combine. Season the chicken with the seasoning that was in the bowl. In a cast iron skillet with vegetable oil over medium high heat saute the onions for 2 minutes or until translucent. Add the garlic on top of the onions. Cook until fragrant.
- Remove the onions and garlic and set to the side. Add more vegetable oil. Over medium high heat sear the chicken on both sides until the skin crisps up. Drain most of the fat...Add milk and butter, the Better Than Bouillon base and the remaining tsp of the seasoning and flour. Mix well.
- Add the chicken, onions and garlic back into the skillet. Add the mushrooms. Set stove to medium high. Once boiling reduce temp to low. Cover and cook for 30 minutes. Make sure to check the liquid. If it's getting thick too fast, thin it out with a bit of milk.
- Take the chicken out of the skillet and set to the side. Scrape the bits stuck on the bottom of the pan and mix it into the gravy. If the gravy is too thick add a bit of milk to thin it out some. Add the chicken back to the skillet.
- Steaming - Now we will steam the veggies easily using a one pot method. Add the bok choy on top of the chicken but hold up...you may have to push the chicken closer together just so the bok choy can lay on top of the chicken without it sinking into the gravy. But if it does not biggie.Set the stove back to medium high. Once boiling reduce to low. Cover the skillet and cook for about 6 minutes or until the bok choy is tender.
Notes
Don’t forget to check out these other keto friendly meals, beef with broccoli with a twist, or maybe these steak rolls, beef asparagus rolls, cheeseburger salad
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That is delicious chicken recipe i like that it has bok choy and mushroom and creamy sauce. great with a bowl of rice.
Best meal for busy weekdays.
This sounds like such a lovely weeknight dinner!!! I have to be honest, I haven’t fallen in love with bok choy yet but this definitely looks like it could change my mind!!!! And that cream sauce…YES!
Oh, Chicken for breakfast? How cool. I only ever eat stuffed chicken puffs. This would be perfect for lunch in our home. Love how easy this recipe is. yummy.
What a great sounding recipe. I’ve already pinned it. I like bok choy but have never cooked with it. I’m anxious to try the smothered chicken because we really love mushrooms. This would be a perfect weeknight dinner.
On chilly fall night, I couldn’t think of anything more comforting! This is sure to hit the spot and your photos are delicious!
I fell in love with the recipe of this chicken. Very nice presentation. I definitely want to try it! Thank you for the recipe. This recipe is perfect for me and my family. I’m sure it is very tasty!
Wow now this is one flavorful dish I would love. I love the vibrant colors in this dish!
I love that this recipe incorporates some less popular vegetables as I absolutely love baby bok choy. Great recipe!
This combination of flavors are just spot on! Love this dish, feels homey and perfect for this time of the years.
Thank you Marie!
You had me at crispy chicken 🙂
You made me starving right now! Craving chicken fro breakfast!
Have a wonderful day!
Gloria & Emanuele (Warm Cocotte)
Nothing wrong with chicken for breakfast! Haha! Thank you. Have a great day too!
I would love to buy some chicken thighs for $3.33. So jealous! On another note, this dish looks amazing! I myself haven’t tried Bok choy in a non-Asian recipe. I think this is a wonderful idea. I bet it is just too yummy.
Thanks so much Tanya! It’s really good!
Yum! Chicken is my go-to meat and I always love to find new recipes using it! Also love mushrooms. This recipe looks great!!
Mushrooms are my favorite. I had some for dinner today! Thank you!
What a tasty looking casserole. I love chicken and mushrooms. This would be perfect any night of the week, and leftovers would be delicious too.
True but there’s never any leftovers when I make it. Thanks so much Gloria!
It look so delicious – rich creamy and full of flavour! I also rarely think to add bok choy to non Asian recipes but thinking about it now I wonder why not!
This dish looks like it would make my mouth find heaven.. just one of those dishes that makes you say “mmmmm” after every bit.. I’ve not had Bok Choy (and don’t even know what it is) but it makes me want to try it.
You definitely have to try it especially if you love cabbage. Thank you!