Description
Creamy Garlic Chicken is a luscious, flavorful dish featuring tender chicken cutlets in a rich garlic cream sauce. Perfect for an easy yet impressive dinner, this recipe combines sautéed chicken breasts with browned garlic cloves and a velvety sauce made from chicken broth, lemon juice, garlic powder, and heavy cream, garnished with fresh parsley.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Flour for dredging
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter divided
Sauce
- 1 whole head garlic cloves peeled
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or stock
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- Parsley chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the Chicken: Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise to create 4 smaller cutlets. Season them generously with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour, coating evenly.
- Sauté the Chicken: Heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, sauté the chicken cutlets for 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Cook the Garlic: Reduce the heat to medium or medium-low if using cast iron. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan. When melted, add the peeled garlic cloves and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently until the garlic is lightly browned on the outside.
- Deglaze and Reduce: Pour in the chicken broth, lemon juice, and sprinkle garlic powder into the pan. Let the mixture bubble and reduce for about 4 minutes until the liquid noticeably thickens.
- Add Cream and Finish: Stir in the heavy cream and return the chicken to the pan. Simmer for 5 minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken and chicken to cook through completely. Garnish with freshly chopped parsley before serving if desired.
Notes
- Use large boneless, skinless chicken breasts for easier halving. If using smaller breasts, use 4 instead and keep them whole.
- If garlic cloves are very large, cut them in half so they brown evenly.
- This recipe is also featured in the Salt & Lavender: Everyday Essentials cookbook.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 480 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 135 mg
