Pan-Seared Chicken with Mushrooms and Sundried Tomatoes

This site is not meant to be exclusively vegetarian, but if you were browsing through it quickly, you might think it was. I was a longtime vegetarian, and now I'm a cheating pseudo-vegetarian who always asks for a bite of her fiance's cheeseburgers, but rarely would think to ever saute a chicken breast in her own kitchen.

That being said, when I do cook meat, I want it to taste good. And this recipe satisfies that indispensible requirement really, really well. I actually ate the mushroom and sundried tomato mix as a topping on a toasted roll, and that was great too, but Chad informs me that the full chicken version was better.

I will also admit that I set off our fire alarm not once, not twice, but three times while pan-searing these chicken breasts. After the second time, I finally learned how to turn on the exhaust fan above the stovetop (new kitchen -- we're still getting used to each other). After the third time, I learned how to silence the smoke detector. So if I burn our building down making dinner at some point in the future, at least it won't be to the tune of incessant, annoying beeping.

(Just kidding. I think it resets itself after you silence it. In any event, don't try that part at home. Just make the recipe, and keep the windows open.)

Pan-Seared Chicken with Mushrooms and Sundried Tomatoes