Directions

• Step 1:
  Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
• Step 2:
  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Step 3:
  Season chicken on all sides with salt and ground black pepper.
• Step 4:
  Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in an ovenproof skillet. Place chicken skin-side down in skillet and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Step 5:
  Turn chicken over; stir mushrooms with a pinch of salt into skillet. Increase heat to high; cook, stirring mushrooms occasionally, until mushrooms shrink slightly, about 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food StudiosDotdash Meredith Food Studios
• Step 6:
  Transfer skillet to the preheated oven and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken breasts to a plate and loosely tent with foil; set aside.
• Step 7:
  Set skillet on the stovetop over medium-high heat; cook and stir mushrooms until brown bits start to form on the bottom of the pan, about 5 minutes. Pour water into the skillet, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits off of the bottom of the pan. Cook until water is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
• Step 8:
  Stir in any accumulated juices from the chicken into the skillet. Stir butter into mushroom mixture, stirring constantly until butter is completely melted and incorporated. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
• Step 9:
  Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mushroom sauce over chicken and serve. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios