Friday, September 6, 2024

Creamy Garlic Chicken #FallFlavorsWeek

This delicious dish of pan-seared chicken breasts smothered in a creamy garlic sauce is pure comfort food at it's very best.   It can be served over rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.  

Creamy Garlic Chicken

This is the third and final day of Fall Flavors Week.  I hope you have enjoyed it.....

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Thanks to Jolene of Jolene's Recipe Journal, over a dozen bloggers have been sharing Fall recipes this week.  Today is our last day.  Let's take a look at what everyone brought to the table today.....


Creamy Garlic Chicken pi

This dish quickly became a family favorite.  If your family are Alfredo fans they will be crazy about this quick and easy dinner.



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Author: Wendy Klik
Creamy Garlic Chicken

Creamy Garlic Chicken

This delicious dish of pan-seared chicken breasts smothered in a creamy garlic sauce is pure comfort food at it's very best. It can be served over rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 30 Min

Ingredients

  • 4 (4-6 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/4 c. flour
  • 1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 t. garlic powder
  • 1/4 c. olive oil
  • 2 T. butter
  • 1/2 Vidalia onion, diced
  • 6-8 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 1/4 c chicken broth
  • 1 1/4 c. heavy cream
  • 5 oz. Boursin cheese (garlic/chive flavor)

Instructions

  1. Place the flour, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a plastic bag. Shake to combine. Add the chicken breasts to the bag and shake to coat.
  2. Heat the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over med-high heat. Remove the chicken from the bag, shaking off any excess flour, and sear on both sides until golden brown and an internal temperature of 165* is reached. Remove to a plate.
  3. Reduce the heat to medium and add the onion and garlic to the pan. Cook, stirring, until fragrant and softened. Add the broth and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. Cook until reduce by half, about 5 minutes.
  4. Reduce heat to med-low and stir in the cream and Boursin cheese until melted and creamy. Return the chicken to the pan and warm through turning to coat all sides with the sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

781.37

Fat (grams)

65.74 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

34.02 g

Carbs (grams)

15.82 g

Fiber (grams)

0.76 g

Net carbs

15.07 g

Sugar (grams)

5.89 g

Protein (grams)

32.53 g

Sodium (milligrams)

852.13 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

215.19 mg

14 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for joining me this week! Love how you're using two kinds of garlic (and plenty of each) for this chicken!

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    1. Yes, this is very garlicky, very rich and not at all diet friendly.

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  2. I'm a total Alfredo fan! This looks like pure comfort food Wendy!

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  3. Yum! I always need new chicken dishes and I'll always take more garlic!

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  4. This is a beautiful dinner! Love that creamy garlic sauce! My kids always ask for that.

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  5. I could use more quick and easy recipes like this one for busy weeknights. They're total comfort on a plate.

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  6. I was already looking for some new chicken recipes, but the garlic really put this over the top!

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  7. This creamy garlic sauce looks fantastic!! This is definitely cozy comfort food ;)

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