Description
This creamy garlic chicken recipe is perfect for an easy and delicious dinner. Tender chicken breasts simmered in a rich, flavorful garlic cream sauce that’s simple to prepare in one skillet.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt
- Pepper
- 3 teaspoons Italian seasonings
- ⅓ cup flour
- 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese shredded
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 ½ cups chicken broth
- 1 beef bouillon cube or 1 tsp better than bouillon
- 1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon mustard powder
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 10 whole cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons flour
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
- Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
- Coat chicken lightly with flour mixed with Parmesan cheese.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet, cook chicken until golden brown and cooked through, then remove.
- In the same skillet, melt butter and add garlic cloves, sauté until caramelized.
- Stir in flour to make a roux, then gradually whisk in chicken broth, bouillon cube, soy sauce, onion powder, thyme, and mustard powder.
- Simmer sauce until thickened.
- Add heavy cream and Parmesan cheese, stir until melted and creamy.
- Return chicken to skillet, coat with sauce and heat through.
- Serve hot with sauce spooned over the chicken.
Notes
- For richer flavor, use freshly grated Parmesan and simmer sauce on low to avoid curdling
- Garlic cloves can be mashed for an extra intense garlic taste
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 120mg