Gorgonzola Chicken | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the chicken:***
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, pounded to a similar thickness (3/4-1-inch)
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil or butter, divided, plus more as needed
• 10 whole sage leaves
• 1 shallot, sliced
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tablespoon sage, chopped
• ***For the creamy gorgonzola sauce:***
• 1 shallot, finely minced
• 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1/3 cup sherry wine, white wine, or vermouth
• 1 cup chicken stock or chicken broth
• 5 ounces gorgonzola cheese, crumbled or sliced
• 1/4-1/2 cup cream or half-and-half
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste