Delicious Creamy Garlic Chicken Recipe
This Creamy Garlic Chicken is a mouthwatering dish featuring tender chicken breasts smothered in a rich gravy with caramelized garlic cloves for a gourmet touch. A one-skillet wonder that’s easy to make!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-Frying, Simmering
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt/Pepper
- 3 teaspoons Italian seasonings
- ⅓ cup flour
- 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Sauce
- 2 ½ cups chicken broth
- 1 beef bouillon cube or 1 tsp better than bouillon
- 1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce (can sub Worcestershire sauce)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon EACH: Dried thyme, mustard powder
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 10 whole cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons flour
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Prep Work: Combine chicken broth, bouillon cube, soy sauce, onion powder, mustard powder, and thyme in a large measuring cup. Combine flour and Parmesan on a plate.
- Cook the Chicken: Pound chicken to ½ inch thickness, season, dredge in flour mixture, and sear in olive oil until golden. Set aside.
- Make the Sauce: Melt butter, caramelize garlic, add flour, broth mixture, cream, and Parmesan. Simmer chicken in sauce for 5 minutes.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with parsley and serve with mashed potatoes and roasted green beans!
Notes
- Consider using more chicken breasts if they are smaller.
- Adding sautéed mushrooms is a tasty variation.
- This recipe is featured in The Cozy Cookbook on page 99.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 488 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 1029mg
- Fat: 29g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 123mg
