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Creamy Mushroom Chicken – Rich & Quick Comfort Recipe

This creamy mushroom chicken is a rich and comforting dish made with tender chicken and a silky mushroom sauce.It is quick to prepare and perfect for a satisfying dinner in just minutes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Western
Calories: 420
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 cups sliced mushrooms
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • Fresh parsley chopped

Method
 

  1. Slice the chicken breasts into thin pieces or bite-sized strips. Season both sides with salt, black pepper, and dried thyme.
    Raw chicken breasts sliced into thin strips and seasoned with salt black pepper and dried thyme on a wooden cutting board.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for 4–5 minutes on each side until golden and fully cooked. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
    Chicken breasts cooking in olive oil inside a black frying pan until golden brown and fully cooked.
  3. In the same pan, add butter. Once melted, add the sliced mushrooms. Cook for about 4–5 minutes until the mushrooms become soft and lightly browned.
    Sliced mushrooms sautéing in butter inside a large nonstick frying pan until soft and lightly browned.
  4. Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Stir gently so the garlic does not burn.
    Minced garlic cooking with mushrooms in a buttery skillet while being stirred with a wooden spoon.
  5. Pour in the chicken broth and stir well, scraping the bottom of the pan to mix the flavors.
    Chicken broth being poured into a mushroom skillet while the sauce simmers in a bright kitchen scene.
  6. Add the heavy cream and parmesan cheese. Stir slowly and let the sauce simmer for 2–3 minutes until slightly thick and creamy.
    Heavy cream and parmesan cheese melting into a creamy mushroom sauce inside a large frying pan.
  7. Return the cooked chicken to the pan. Mix everything together and cook for another 2 minutes so the chicken absorbs the creamy sauce.
    Cooked chicken breasts returned to creamy mushroom sauce and simmering together in a skillet.
  8. Turn off the heat and sprinkle chopped fresh parsley on top.
    Creamy mushroom chicken garnished with fresh chopped parsley in a black nonstick pan.
  9. Serve warm with rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, or bread.
    Creamy mushroom chicken plated with rice and bread on a white plate in a bright cozy kitchen.