Chicken with Garlic Mushroom Cream Sauce
Could somebody get me a straw? I could just drink up all the goodness in this one pan chicken with garlic mushroom cream sauce and not feel one bit bad about it. Plus this little bit of wonderful saved me in a busy evening scrape–which makes me love it even more.
You know those times you’re just gonna “run out” for a minute? That was me yesterday. Logan needed his glasses from the optometrist office 20 minutes away and we jetted down there after school for a quick pickup. It was 30 degrees and I didn’t even have a coat on.
We were just going to be a second.
We got the glasses and headed back to the car. I turned the key. Click. Like a lightbulb going out, the dashboard panel did a little flash and she was dead. As in rock-in-the-parking lot.
And if you don’t know this about us, we don’t live near family and most of our friends live an hour away so there was no one to call but my husband at work (who was also 45 minutes away).
I went back in to the optometrist’s office and Jean our friendly receptionist helped me find a tow truck and even gave the kids a snack. Big shout out to Jean. We love her.
I watched the car head down main street on a rollback with (get this) one man driving and another one casually riding in the driver’s seat of my car. I thought that was slightly hilarious. In small town Kentucky we can do whatever we want.
So this little fiasco shaved over an hour off my evening routine. And when we got home there I was with my kids and my husband looking at me like lemmings: Waiting for dinner to magically appear.
I know this happens to you because you tell me about it all the time. You feel like you’re constantly asked to pull dinner out of your…well, you know…at the drop of a hat.
But luckily I had this recipe for chicken with garlic mushroom cream sauce on my meal list for the week and had all my ingredients on hand (thanks to my Surefire Grocery Store Strategy) so dinner wasn’t nearly as stressful as it could have been.
And that makes me feel like a winner even if nothing else went smoothly that day.
This recipe is adapted from my friend Jo Cook’s 30-minute, One-Pan Cookbook. She uses turkey in hers, but I keep chicken on hand so it was simpler for me to use that. No sense in making life hard.
If your crew isn’t a fan of mushrooms, you could swap in another vegetable they like–small broccoli florets cooked a few minutes until they soften or even zucchini or squash would work in here. It’s the sauce that does the heavy lifting and oh…the sauce. Just give me a glass of it. I’ll drink it.
It’s a perfect blend of rosemary, garlic and salt. Gosh I love salt.
Plus it only needs one pan and a plate to set the chicken on for a few minutes, and takes less than 30 minutes to make. I think I did it in about 20.
I serve this over buttered egg noodles but rice or even a small pasta like orzo would be great for soaking up the sauce.
Oh Lord why didn’t we have any leftovers?
Chicken with Garlic Mushroom Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast cut in to 1-inch pieces
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups baby portobello or button mushrooms sliced
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup white wine 2 tablespoons lemon juice an be substituted
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese parmesan works too
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and the chicken. Sprinkle with half of the salt and pepper. Cook 10 minutes, turning once until cooked through and browned on all sides. Remove the chicken to a plate.
- In the same pan, add the butter and melt. Add the mushrooms and cook until browned and they start to release their liquid, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add the garlic and rosemary, stir about 30 seconds. Add the flour and stir one minute. Add the chicken stock, white wine and cream. Stir to combine and add the cheese. Add the remaining salt and pepper if needed. (Taste it first)
- Add the chicken back in and bring to a simmer. Cook until the sauce thickens slightly--about 5 minutes. Serve warm over egg noodles, rice or pasta.
Honey I’m with you on sauces like this. Years ago I made a sauce ready for impending visitors. Hubby came to taste sauce with a crispy piece of fresh bread? – what a mistake – we ended up eating the lot and laughing.
Hubby had to dash to supermarket for a packet mix, just got back in time for visitors arriving. ?.
Some recipes are too yummy to share lol.
Doing this recipe to night with wild rice x
Hahahaha!That’s so funny Donna!I hope you loved this one. 🙂 –Rachel
Loved this dish! So easy to make and quick!!! Even my picky 25 year old son loved it. I am adding this to our favorite meals. 🙂 Thanks
Fantastic recipe, especially using left over roast chicken, I added in a finely chopped shallot love it!
Thanks for that one, simple and tasty. Our four year old loved it too.
Hi,
I randomly saw your recipe yesterday and i thought ‘oh, this looks lovely and easy, let me try’ i made it and it was a success. I can’t believe how nice that was. One of the best. I once did the French version of it, but this recipe beats all of it.
It’s full of flavour and the chicken was melting in my mouth. My husband and i loved it.
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
It’s one of my favorites too Priya! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I could drink that sauce with a straw! –Rachel
This is one of the best dishes I have ever made!! I definitely doubled the chicken stock, white wine and cream to have much more sauce. I definitely recommend!
I could drink that sauce Elizabeth. I feel ya on that girl. 🙂 –Rachel
Double the butter too! Yummy!
I saw this recipe a few weeks ago and decided to make it today. Wow, the sauce is so delicious! I actually made it with skinless chicken thighs instead of breast since that’s what I had available. I will absolutely make this dish again (and again and again)! Thanks for the recipe.
Oh Marcy isn’t it?! I could drink it with a straw. It’s so good. I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know–Rachel
I get your recipes via email and for some reason the link wouldn’t work. this sounded so good so I skipped out of my email and came to your internet blog to get the recipe.
I had car trouble the other day also. It wouldn’t start and of course I was suppose to meet up with a friend. My car is a hybrid so the jumper battery is in the trunk (weird right) but once my husband found the jumper cables we got it started. I then hustled onto the freeway instead of the relaxing back road I had planned on and arrived on time but what a hassle. I hope you’rs wasn’t too expensive. these cars!
Well Gail, that’s because I did something wacky when I put the link in. Who knows. I’ll just blame it on gremlins and promise to check it better next time! Thank you for coming over to check out the recipe anyway! Sigh. Car troubles are the worst and I have seen the batteries in the back. It looks odd trying to jump a car from the trunk. I’m glad you got yours running and mine ended up only needing a $60 fix so that was great too. 🙂 –Rachel
Gosh, I feel your pain….car trouble always seems to happen at the most inconvenient time. Never on a sunny, pleasant day within 2 minutes of help! Very fortunate to have your receptionist friend to help. This recipe……YUMMY! Love how quick and easy it is. This is going on my menu plan. Pinned. Thanks for the recipe.
I know. It was just a hard afternoon, but it all worked out okay. I try not to get all kinked up about it. At least we had somewhere to wait that wasn’t out in the cold. I was sure appreciative!
Mushroom, Chicken and Cream Sauce is my favorite dinner in the world! This looks so good, just pour mine in a coffee cup please!
Hahaha! I know. I just love that sauce. It’s such an easy dinner that doesn’t taste like it was made that quickly.