Chicken Breast with Mushroom-Red Wine Sauce

I can’t help it. Try as I might, I will always be a Midwestern girl.  I’ll forever call it “pop” no matter how many people correct me and tell me it’s “soda”.  Chicago will always be my favorite city in the whole wide world.  And for me, meat and potatoes is what hits the spot on cold dark winter nights. 

Well, that and watching Love Actually all December long. It’s in my top 5 Christmas movies. (And I don’t care what you say- yes, it’s a Christmas movie).

So when I came upon this dish in my binder o’ recipes and realized a) it sounded fantastic and b) I’d never made it before, I had to give it a whirl.

Earthy, meaty mushroom. Red wine. Thyme. Oh so fantastic.  And incredibly easy.  The entire dinner took me like 15 minutes start to finish. (Yes, I did cheat and used boxed mashed potatoes. If you’re not keen on them, obviously it’ll take you a bit more than 15 minutes to make traditional potatoes. I don’t have the patience for that)

Steak and Cheese Sandwiches

Friends is one of my all-time favorite TV shows.  Even though I have seen every single episode and have probably half of them memorized, I still watch reruns of it every day after work. (Seriously, every day- welcome to my exciting life. Hehe)

One of my favorites is when Monica and Rachel bet that they know Chandler and Joey better than Chandler and Joey know them and Ross makes it into a game show.   It turns into a crazy, rapid-paced back and forth, the stakes become insanely high.  (Spoiler alert- the girls end up losing their apartment to the guys).  In one of the many rounds, Monica gets asked what Joey’s favorite food is and without blinking, yells out Sandwiches!

I can SO relate.  I love me a good sandwich.  Every day for lunch? Turkey sandwich.  When I go out to dinner? More often than not, it’s a burger or some sort of chicken sandwich or club.  Late night snack? PB&J.  I mean, what’s there not to love about sandwiches?

And this sandwich? This sandwich is awesome. 

Steak.

Onions.

Mushrooms.

Cheese.

All on crusty bread.  It’s a sandwich-lovers dream