This Cheesecake Factory copycat recipe is filled with tender pieces of chicken, asparagus, and mushrooms all coated in a cheesy sauce. It takes next to no time to make this restaurant-quality flavor Chicken Madeira at home with simple everyday ingredients. Perfect as a weeknight dinner or to serve your guests.
2cupschicken brothor beef broth for a darker sauce
½cupheavy whipping cream
¾cupshredded mozzarella cheese
¾tsp.red chili flakesmore or less to taste
2tbsps.parsleychopped
½tspsalt more or less to taste
½tspblack pepperto taste
Instructions
Blanch the asparagus in salted water for 4-5 minutes. Once done, transfer to a large bowl with ice cold water and set aside.
Season the chicken breasts halves with garlic powder and Italian seasonings salt, pepper and paprika.
Heat a wide dutch oven with oil on a medium flame, add the chicken breasts and cook for 5-6 minutes until they turn golden. Transfer them to a plate and set aside.
To the same dutch oven add a tablespoon of butter. Once the butter is melted add the minced garlic and mushrooms. Saute for 5-6 minutes until the moisture releases from mushrooms.
Transfer the cooked mushroom to a separate plate and to the same dutch oven add the remaining butter. Sprinkle the flour and cook for a minute.
Stir in the chicken broth and whisk.Once the broth started boiling add in the heavy cream, salt & pepper. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.
Return the chicken back to the skillet along with the cooked mushrooms and asparagus.
Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the skillet. Add a dash of red chili flakes and place the dutch oven under “Broiler” for 3-5 minutes until the cheese is melted.
Once done, garnish the dish with fresh parsley on top and serve.
Notes
You can use half and half if you’d like to lighten up the sauce.
Feel free to use other vegetables such as broccoli is you don't have asparagus.
While served with Mashed Potatoes at the Cheesecake Factory, feel free to serve it with some rice, pasta, or Bread.
If you don’t want to cut the chicken lengthwise, you can pound the chicken breasts into even thickness.
Freshly shredded mozzarella cheese is preferred. Pre-shredded cheeses have an anti-caking agent added that prevents them from melting as well.
Butter is an integral part of this sauce, so choose high quality butter.
Use freshly minced garlic. It brings out so much flavor compared to pre-minced garlic.
Do not over cook the chicken so you don't end up with dry chicken. Always use a cooking thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken. It should be at 165 F.