Mushrooms and Chicken in White Sauce

So this is another Romanian recipe that I grew up with, in Romanian it's called ciulama cu ciuperci si pui.  It's super simple to make, and basically you could make it with or without chicken, if you're vegetarian.  This is one of those recipes that would go perfectly with polenta or mamaliga as we call it.  I just made this tonight, and I'd say it took me about 15 or 20 min to get everything going, and then you just let it simmer for about 30 minutes.  I made this for dinner tonight, along with my favorite banana nut bread.  Here are the ingredients you'll need:
  • 3 cans of mushrooms
  • 1 lb of chicken breast cut in small pieces
  • 1/2 cup of sour cream
  • 2 tbsp of flour
  • 3 tbsp of butter
  • 1 onion chopped
  • fresh dill
  • 2 cups of water
  • salt and pepper to taste
To make this, in a deep pan, melt the butter and the chopped onion and saute for 3 minutes.  Add the chicken breast  and cook until chicken is no longer pink.  Add the mushrooms and 2 cups of water, add salt and pepper.  In a small bowl whisk the sour cream with the flour and a tbsp of water.  Add the sour cream mixture to the pan and stir well.  Make sure the heat is on low, so that it doesn't burn, let this simmer for about 30 min.  Add the fresh dill and serve warm.  Enjoy!

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