Chicken with Morel Cream Sauce

Although I prefer to buy whole chickens, it’s hard to pass up the deals on chicken thighs and legs. In this recipe I use both dried and fresh mushrooms to intensify the flavor. Morels, a spring mushroom, love cream. When they are out of season, replace them with cremini (brown button) mushrooms.

Morels need careful handling because their honeycomb-textured caps trap sand and their hollow insides are popular with insects. Rinse fresh ones well under cold, running water and cut them l