What's for Dinner? This Aint Grandma's Chicken Chardon

I had originally planned to post this recipe in my Recipe a Day series, however, I decided to make it for dinner tonight instead!

Here is the original: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grandmas-Chicken-Chardon/Detail.aspx?ARBMID=1474&ARFMTID=1

I changed the recipe quite a bit. Instead of baking the chicken and mushrooms, I pan fried them in a little olive oil. The chicken and mushrooms were removed, and I added 1/2 cup or so of white wine, fresh lemon juice and a dollop of heavy cream to deglaze the pan and make a great pan sauce as well.

I didn't add any parmesan cheese to the bread crumbs, as 1/2 cup seemed like an awful lot for very little flavor gain. Instead I served fresh grated Italian blend cheese over the top of the finished dish.

I served the chicken over pasta alongside Artichoke Focaccia. The foccacia was simply artichokes coarse chopped and mixed with bread crumbs, fresh garlic, sea salt and a little Italian blend cheese. I baked it til the cheese was melted, added additional cheese on top and broiled it for about a minute.

So simple and very tasty!