Chicken with Wild Mushroom and Balsamic Cream Sauce – Rachael Ray

Ingredients

• Salt
• 1/2 pound orzo pasta
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (6 ounces each)
• Pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 12 crimini or baby portobello mushrooms, sliced
• 12 shitake mushrooms, stems removed and sliced
• 12 white mushrooms, sliced
• 2 large cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon thyme leaves (a couple of sprigs), chopped
• 2 large shallots, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (eyeball it)
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream or half-and-half
• 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley (a generous handful)