Creamy Garlic Chicken | Best Chicken Breast Recipe
Creamy Garlic Chicken is a classic and easy-to-make chicken dinner recipe in 30 minutes. The boneless chicken breasts are pan-fried until crispy and golden brown and simmered in a creamy garlic sauce filled with flavor from caramelized onions.
Servings: 4
Calories: 472kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 2 Large chicken breasts boneless halved to make 4
- 5 Garlic cloves peeled and crushed
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
For the garlic cream sauce
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 5 Garlic cloves minced
- ½ cup Chicken Stock 1 chicken bouillon cubes with ½ cup water
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 1 cup Heavy cream 250 ml
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- Salt to taste
- Fresh herb parsley or cilantro for garnish
Instructions
How to cook chicken breast?
- Season chicken breasts with some salt and pepper on both sides and let it sit for 15 to 30 minutes. (optional but makes your meat tender)2 Large chicken breasts, Salt, Pepper
- Heat butter and oil in a pan; add garlic cloves to this and saute for a minute.2 tablespoon Butter, 1 tablespoon Oil, 5 Garlic cloves
- Now add chicken breasts and cook on both sides until they are cooked through and become golden and crisp. This may take approximately 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Transfer this to a plate along with the garlic cloves.
- Cook the sauce in the same pan that you used to cook chicken. That oil and chicken bits enhance the flavor.
Making of the creamy garlic sauce for chicken breast
- Heat butter in a pan. Add onion and saute till it becomes light, and then add garlic cloves and saute until they are caramelized on medium to medium-low flame.1 tablespoon Butter, 1 Onion, 5 Garlic cloves
- Now add the chicken stock (bouillon and water), and lemon juice and simmer until reduced to half.½ cup Chicken Stock, 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- Now, on low flame, add Oregano and cream and bring the sauce to simmer for 3 to 4 minutes so that all the flavors are well combined—season with salt to taste.1 cup Heavy cream, 1 teaspoon Oregano, Salt
- Add the cooked chicken breasts to the sauce and simmer for another 3 minutes. The breasts will soak all the delicious flavors from the garlic sauce.
- Garnish it with fresh herbs if desired.Fresh herb
- Serve with rice, pasta, noodles, or simply with a toasted slice of baguette and enjoy.
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Notes
- Add salt only at the end if needed, as the bouillon of chicken stock already has salt in it.
- You can substitute chicken breasts with chicken thighs and try this recipe.
- Love veggies? Feel free to add spinach, broccoli, and mushrooms to the recipe.
- You can add ½ cup of parmesan to make creamy garlic parmesan chicken.
- See that the flame is medium-low to low while making the sauce.
- You can add a pinch of nutmeg and red pepper flakes for extra flavor.
- For a festive touch, you can swap broth with dry white wine.
- Instead of heavy cream, fresh cream, milk, or half-and-half can be used. The thickness of the sauce may vary accordingly.
- If the chicken sticks to the pan, it means the chicken is not ready to be flipped, and the crispy crust is yet to form. Let it release on its own. In this way, you can avoid tearing the surface of the chicken.
- If you have leftover sauce, toss it with pasta or serve it with roasted veggies.
Nutrition
Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 586mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1182IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 1mg