Rustic Asiago Chicken Portobello Skillet

This rustic Italian-style chicken and portobello mushroom and orzo pasta dish makes a deliciously hearty one-skillet meal.

Recipe Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter
1 cup onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 to 4 medium Portobello mushrooms, sliced
1 1/4 cups very hot water
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 chicken bouillon cube
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped (not packed in oil)
2 cups cooked chicken, diced
2 cups cooked orzo (or other tiny pasta)
2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
1 cup Wisconsin Mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 plum tomatoes, chopped
6 ounces Wisconsin Asiago cheese, shaved*

Cooking Directions:

1. In a large 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add onion and garlic, and sauté 2 minutes.
2. Add mushrooms to pan, stir and sauté for 3 more minutes.
3. In a small bowl, combine water, vinegar, bouillon cube and sun dried tomatoes, stirring until bouillon cube is dissolved. Add this mixture to skillet.
4. Stir in chicken and cooked orzo. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 to 6 minutes until excess liquid is thickened.
5. Stir in basil, Mozzarella cheese and plum tomatoes. Heat through an additional 2 minutes.
6. Garnish each serving with shavings of Asiago cheese. Serve immediately.

Makes 6 servings.

*Use a vegetable peeler to shave the Asiago cheese.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.