Sauteed meats like chicken, sirloin steak, venison, and boneless pork all can be substituted sauteed lightly coated in butter then simmered in a delicious gravy it's over the top scrumptious.
We added a small number of seasonings and white that also can be adjusted or even eliminated.
The family favorite is serving this over Garlic Mashed Potatoes or as a covered sandwich with thick hard crusted Italian bread.
No matter what you decide on be it pasta noodles, rice, or even on a bed of roasted vegetables, the gravy this makes is irresistible in flavor.
Scroll down to our easy comfort food recipe that is simple to make in less than 40 minutes so it's obviously great any weeknight also.
Easy Step by Step
- Shake the chicken in a flour coating then sautee the chicken and keep it warm
- Add the gravy ingredients and simmer it for a few minutes then add the chicken back
- Serve over rice, pasta, bread, vegetable, or bread.
Tips
- after coating the meat and if you prefer spicy add some cayenne pepper to the flour
- make any kind of mashed potatoes whether homemade or instant
- if you prefer thick gravy simmer it longer
- slice the meat to at least 1/4 inch in thickness
- add more granulated garlic
- chicken is cooked properly at 165 degrees in the thickest part
- for a garnish that looks pretty top with freshly chopped parsley and lemon wedges
- best serve on a bed of rice, potatoes, pasta, or thick sliced bread
Ingredients You Will Need(scroll down to the printable recipe card for exact measurements)
- boneless chicken, pork, veal, or venison steaks
- mushrooms
- flour
- chicken broth
- granulated garlic powder
- kitchen bouquet or gravy master
- butter and olive oil
- white wine
- dried basil and oregano
- salt, and pepper to taste
What to Serve with Chicken and Brown Gravy
Garlic Mashed PotatoesEgg Noodles
Roasted Vegetables
Fried Cabbage
Keto Mashed Cauliflower
Hard Crusted No Knead Bread
Long Grain and Wild Rice
Pin this for later
Easy Chicken with Mushroom Sauce in a Pinch?
- use bottled chicken or brown gravy (also canned is fine
- Add another canned vegetable instead of mushrooms if you're not a fan of them
- use rotisserie chicken, frozen grilled chicken, or another style already cooked and shred it off the bone add the chicken to the gravy
- use pre-packaged mashed potatoes(in the dairy case at the local supermarket)
Chicken with Brown Gravy Over Mashed Potatoes

Yield: 4
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 40 MinTotal time: 50 Min
Chicken with gravy mushrooms over mashed potatoes is just an easy pure comfort food meal.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts sliced lengthwise
- Flour Coating for Chicken
- 1 teaspoon dried basil and oregano mixed
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- a few shakes of black pepper and salt
- 1/4 cup flour
- Gravy ingredients
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1/4 cup of white wine
- 1 teaspoon of Kitchen bouquet or gravy master
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or flour
- Optional: 1- 8 ounce can of drained and sliced mushrooms
Instructions
- In a plastic bag shake the chicken in flour coating ingredients.
- Heat a frying pan with a few tablespoons of olive oil and saute the chicken for 4 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken and set it aside.
- To the same large skillet add around 2 tablespoons of butter and add the cornstarch or flour.
- Mix together until smooth.
- Stir in the flour then add the kitchen bouquet (or gravy master)add salt, pepper to taste, and granulated garlic powder stir in the mushrooms if using.
- Add the broth, and the wine and simmer until it thickens around 3 minutes.
- Add the chicken breasts and simmer until tender for another 4 minutes.
- Note: if the sauce gets too thick add more chicken broth or water.
- Serve over mashed potatoes, instant, regular, our Garlic Mashed Potato Recipe or your favorite pasta boiled to package instructions.
Notes
Tips
- after coating the meat and if you prefer spicy add some cayenne pepper to the flour
- make any kind of mashed potatoes whether homemade or instant
- if you prefer thick gravy simmer it longer
- slice the meat to at least 1/4 inch in thickness
- add more granulated garlic
- chicken is cooked properly at 165 degrees in the thickest part
- for a garnish that looks pretty top with freshly chopped parsley and lemon wedges
- best serve on a bed of rice, potatoes, pasta or thick sliced bread
Pin this for later
Other Recipes To Try
Mommy's Chicken Nuggets
Baked Taste Like Fried Lemon Chicken Cutlets
Bundt Pan Roasted Chicken
This is an affiliate link and I do make a small commission See Disclosure Policy
Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2009. It was edited and re-published in 2023.
Haven't had rigatoni in quite a while. What a great idea, it really does looks nice and light. Quite different than the traditional rigatoni dishes. Love the Marsala and fresh mushroom combo!
ReplyDelete@redkathy can you believe my husband is Sicilian and doesn't like pasta...unless its with butter and cheese....he loves this one! lol
ReplyDeleteThe Marsala wold be fantastic with the mushrooms and pasta. Impressive, but easy, dish!
ReplyDeletea delicious dish ,claudia!
ReplyDeletemy hus,also,don't love pasta...but is romanian,ha-ha!
That looks mouthwatering. I love pasta with butter, mmm.
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy.
ReplyDeleteMarsala is a great sauce flavoring addition and really projects the mushroom flavor to great levels.
ReplyDeletemmmm....that looks simple and delicious. I would love that.
ReplyDeletehmm, great recipe and pictures!
ReplyDeleteI love this one....marsala and mushroom is the best!
ReplyDeletethis dish is right up my alley! it looks and sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your wonderful comments! Have a wonderful holiday....
ReplyDeleteYou are singing my song - I love everything in this - everything! Will definitely do it. Meanwhile, many many thanks for the award which I will proudly post this weekend (when I am done cooking...) And Happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeletelovely pasta recipe thanks for sharing happy thanksgiving
ReplyDeletethankyou all and have a blessed thanksgiving to you and your family :) Claudia Lamascolo
ReplyDeleteWow, what a delicious pasta meal! Love it!
ReplyDeleteAnother yummy dish, Claudia! Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family! Have fun. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteI can't get enough of Mushrooms and this recipe looks like a recipe for mushrooms lovers around the world! My husband can't stand mushrooms, but this recipe might convince him otherwise!
ReplyDeleteI think it's important to mention that you need a good imported full bodied (dry) Marsala.
ReplyDeleteThe American made are thin, light in flavor almost watery!
Also, I like to sip it will cooking with it!
The chicken looks super juicy and tender...and pairing with creamy mashed potato and gravy is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteComfort food as its very best and I like the idea of the garlic potatoes.
ReplyDelete