Description
Creamy Garlic Chicken is the ultimate comfort food, featuring tender chicken breasts enveloped in a rich, velvety garlic sauce. With just a handful of ingredients and minimal effort, this dish transforms any weeknight dinner into a restaurant-quality experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1.5 lbs)
- 4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add olive oil.
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then sear in the skillet for 5-7 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove from pan.
- In the same skillet, sauté minced garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant, then add chicken broth and bring to a simmer.
- Stir in sour cream and Parmesan cheese until melted and smooth; optionally add herbs or red pepper flakes.
- Return the chicken to the skillet and let it cook in the sauce for another 5-10 minutes until fully cooked through.
- Serve garnished with parsley if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce (approximately 250g)
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 120mg