Creamy Garlic Chicken
This creamy garlic chicken is a rich and flavorful dish perfect for easy and delicious dinners. Tender chicken breasts are smothered in a savory garlic cream sauce that is simple to prepare in one skillet.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- salt
- pepper
- 3 teaspoons Italian seasonings
- 1/3 cup flour
- 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese shredded
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 beef bouillon cube or 1 tsp better than bouillon
- 1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 10 whole cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
- Season chicken breasts with salt pepper and Italian seasonings.
- Dredge chicken in flour mixed with Parmesan cheese.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook chicken until golden and cooked through.
- In the same skillet melt butter and add garlic cloves cook until fragrant.
- Stir in flour then gradually add chicken broth bouillon, soy sauce, onion powder, thyme, and mustard powder.
- Simmer sauce until slightly thickened then add heavy cream and Parmesan cheese.
- Return chicken to skillet and coat with sauce. Cook for a few more minutes.
- Serve hot with sauce spooned over chicken.
Notes
- For best results, use fresh garlic cloves and make sure to simmer the sauce slowly to develop deep flavors
- You can add vegetables like spinach or mushrooms for variation
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 120mg