a classic that works

Crispy chicken with mushrooms and lemon sauce

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 55 minutes, around $2.82 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

55mintotal
≈ $2.82a serving
652kcalper serving
64gof protein
In season in October
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Prep the veggies

    Peel the potatoes and cut them into small 1 cm cubes. Slice the mushrooms and the onion, then finely chop the basil.

  2. Cook the potatoes

    Drop the potato cubes into a saucepan of cold salted water, bring to a boil and cook for 12 min until they're tender. Drain them and set aside.

  3. Flatten the chicken

    Slice each breast in half horizontally to get 4 thin cutlets. Put them between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound them to about 1 cm. Season with salt and pepper.

    Tip · Pound evenly from the center out with the bottom of a saucepan so the chicken is the same thickness everywhere and cooks evenly.
  4. Cook the pasta

    Boil salted water in the free saucepan and cook the whole wheat pasta for 10 to 11 min. Drain it, saving a small glass of the cooking water.

  5. Brown the veggies

    In the skillet with a little fat over medium-high heat, cook the onion for 3 min, add the mushrooms for 5 min, then the potatoes for 3 min to brown them. Move everything to a bowl.

  6. Cook the chicken

    Add a little more fat to the hot skillet and cook the cutlets for 4 to 5 min per side. The meat should be white all the way through, no pink, with clear juices.

    Tip · Don't move the cutlets for the first 4 minutes, they brown better. Check by cutting into the thickest one: no pink at all.
  7. Melt the cheese

    Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the cutlets, cover the skillet and let it melt for 1 min over low heat. Move the chicken to the plates.

  8. Make the lemon sauce

    In the skillet over low heat, pour in the cream, lemon juice, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir for 2 min, adding a splash of the pasta water if it's too thick.

  9. Put it together and serve

    Put the veggies back in the sauce to warm them up for 1 min. Plate the pasta, the melty chicken and the veggies, spoon the sauce over and sprinkle with basil.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 652 kcal. 37% comes from carbs, 39% from protein and 20% from fat.

60 gCarbs
64 gProtein
14 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy652 kcal
Protein63.5 g
Carbs60.3 g
of which sugars6.3 g
Fat14.3 g
of which saturated fat7.7 g
Fiber7.8 g
Salt0.6 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.82 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $5.65for 2 people
≈ $2.82a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

Eat it fresh. Bread and wraps get soggy when they sit with the filling. Prep the filling ahead if you want, and put it together the day you eat it!

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Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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