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Garlic Cream Chicken – Easy 15 Minute Recipe

Garlic cream chicken is a rich and flavorful skillet dish made with tender chicken breasts and a smooth,creamy garlic sauce. It is quick to prepare and perfect for a satisfying dinner.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420

Ingredients
  

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Method
 

  1. Sprinkle salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning over the chicken pieces.
    Seasoning Chicken for Garlic Cream Chicken Recipe
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
    Large black nonstick skillet heating on a gas stove in a bright modern kitchen with natural daylight.
  3. Add the butter to the skillet and let it melt completely.
    Butter melting inside a black skillet on a gas stove with bubbling golden butter in a bright kitchen.
  4. Add the chicken pieces and cook for 4–5 minutes on each side until golden brown and fully cooked.
    Chicken pieces cooking in a black skillet until golden brown with herbs and seasoning visible in bubbling butter.
  5. Add the minced garlic and cook for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
    Adding Garlic to Garlic Cream Chicken Recipe
  6. Pour in the chicken broth and stir well.
    Chicken broth being stirred into a skillet with golden chicken pieces and garlic in a bright kitchen setting.
  7. Add the heavy cream and mix everything together.
    Heavy cream being poured into a skillet with seasoned chicken to create a creamy garlic sauce.
  8. Add the grated parmesan cheese and stir until the sauce becomes smooth and creamy.
    Grated parmesan cheese being added into a creamy garlic chicken skillet while the sauce is stirred until smooth.
  9. Let the sauce simmer for 2–3 minutes until slightly thickened.
    Creamy garlic parmesan sauce simmering around golden chicken pieces in a black skillet with visible steam.
  10. Sprinkle chopped parsley on top.
  11. Serve warm and enjoy your creamy garlic chicken.
    Final creamy garlic chicken dish served hot in a skillet with rich parmesan sauce fresh parsley and golden chicken pieces.