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Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushroom Chicken is ready in just 30 minutes and the parmesan garlic sauce will wow the entire family! This will become a new favorite!
Chicken is a favorite dish in our family and all over the world. You have to try these fan favorites, Tuscan Garlic, Slow Cooker Crack Chicken, and Fried Rice.
Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushroom Chicken
Skillet meals are our favorite lately. Just like this Skillet Italian Sausage and Peppers and Chili’s Skillet Queso, this mushroom chicken is amazing! This is ready in just 30 minutes and they taste like they are from a restaurant. And you guys. This Creamy Parmesan Garlic Sauce is ON POINT! It will be one of the best sauces that you will ever make! My son said this is one of the best things he has ever eaten! I think my son is the biggest fan of my cooking. My other one is unpredictable and pretty picky but he LOVED this meal as well. Of course, he had to scrape the mushrooms and spinach off but said it was amazing.
I promise that you guys are going to love this meal just as much as we did! I have been perfecting this creamy sauce for so long and it is literally amazing. All of my chicken skillet dishes have been getting a ton of attention. Try Creamy Skillet Chicken Cacciatore and Skillet French Onion Chicken to know what I mean! These dishes are fast, delicious, and super easy. I know that you are going to love this one too!
Ingredients For Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken
You can also use boneless skinless chicken thighs in this dish with success. For a different twist substitute the chicken with salmon or shrimp. Use the type of mushrooms you and your family love best.
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts: Try to pick chicken that is all the same size and thickness for even cooking.
- Olive oil: Use a good grade extra virgin olive oil.
- Salt and Pepper: Salt and pepper to taste.
- Sliced mushrooms: You can slice your own or buy presliced mushrooms. Button, baby portabella, and cremici work best.
Creamy Parmesan Garlic Sauce
Using full-fat ingredients for the sauce will give you the creamiest results. Half and half will be the best next thing to heavy creamy. This creates a super yummy creamy rich sauce that is unbelievably satisfying.
- Butter: Use real butter not a butter substitue for the best flavor.
- Garlic cloves minced: Fresh garlic gives a pungent flavor that complilments the mushrooms.
- Flour: Thickens the sauce.
- Chicken broth: Chicken will give the best flavor.
- Heavy cream or half and half: Either will give flavor and creaminess.
- Grated parmesan cheese: Grate your own cheese so it will melt the best.
- Garlic powder: Adds extra flavor without bulk.
- Pepper and Salt: Add more or less to taste.
- Spinach: Chopped finely. You don’t want too much bulk.
How to Make Parmesan Garlic Mushroom Chicken
Cooking the chicken till it’s done and tender, but not overcooked and dry, is the goal here. Remember that chicken will continue to cook a bit after it’s removed from the pan. So you can remove the chicken right before it’s done and it will be juicy and tender.
- Cook the Chicken: In a large skillet add olive oil and cook the chicken on medium high heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until brown on each side and cooked until no longer pink in center. Remove chicken and set aside on a plate. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for a few minutes until tender. Remove and set aside.
- Make the Sauce: To make the sauce add the butter and melt. Add garlic and cook until tender. Whisk in the flour until it thickens. Whisk in chicken broth, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Add the spinach and let simmer until it starts to thicken and spinach wilts. Add the chicken and mushrooms back to the sauce and serve over pasta is desired.
Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken Tips
The flavor for this dish comes from the umami in the mushrooms, the saltiness from the parmesan cheese, and the pungent garlic. The easiness of this dish is going to be mind-blowing after you taste how incredible this is.
- Chicken Breasts: There are a few ways to ensure you get moist tender chicken. Pound skinless boneless chicken breasts till they are all the same thickness. This will ensure the chicken cooks at the same rate so it finishes at the same time. You can also pre-slice the chicken into bite-sized pieces. This will also make sure the chicken cooks at the same time.
- Chicken Thighs: You can also use boneless, skinless chicken thighs in this dish. The brown meat will create extra moist, tender chicken.
- When is the Chicken Done?: Use a meat thermometer to make sure the chicken reaches 160 degrees for white meat and 165 for dark meat. You can remove the chicken from the pan once it hits 158 degrees. Letting the chicken rest it will continue to both cook and redistribute the juices throughout the meat.
- Spinach: If you want, you can chop the spinach into bite sized pieces instead of leaving it big.
How to Serve This Creamy Chicken Dish
This is so creamy and so savory, you are going to want to make sure that you get every single drop of sauce up off your plate. Serve this over rice, mashed potatoes, or pasta to help soak up the sauce. For low carb options you can serve over zucchini zoodles, mashed cauliflower, or steamed vegetables. Use a crusty bread to help clean your plate clean. This is going to be a dinner you put on repeat.
How To Store Creamy Mushroom Chicken
Because of the cream in this dish, I do not recommend freezing. When you warm it up it will separate and the texture will be off, although it will still taste amazing. Keep this in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or in a pan on the stove.
More Chicken Recipes You Have to Try
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Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushroom Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
- 2 Tablespoons Olive oil
- Salt Pepper
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
Creamy Parmesan Garlic Sauce:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream or half and half
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup spinach chopped
Instructions
- In a large skillet add olive oil and cook the chicken on medium high heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until brown on each side and cooked until no longer pink in center. Remove chicken and set aside on a plate. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for a few minutes until tender. Remove and set aside.
- To make the sauce add the butter and melt. Add garlic and cook until tender. Whisk in the flour until it thickens. Whisk in chicken broth, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Add the spinach and let simmer until it starts to thicken and spinach wilts. Add the chicken and ,mushrooms back to the sauce and serve over pasta is desired.
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Made this last night. It was delicious.
That is great to hear! Thank you for sharing! XOXO
Ive made alot of dishes and this one definately won my picky brother’s heart!
That is so great to hear!! You are so sweet to cook for your brother! I am glad he liked it after all! Thanks for sharing! XOXO
Made this tonight and with is definitely a “five star” recipe. Absolutely delicious, I served it with angel hair spaghetti. SO GOOD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A KEEPER RECEIPE!
Thanks so much –
Barb
That is SO great to hear! Thank you so much for sharing! I am so happy you all loved it and will make it again! XOXO
The family was amazed at this amazing and simple recipe. I’m impressed myself.
That is great to hear! I am glad it was a hit! Thanks for sharing! XOXO
The creamy garlic parmesan chicken was amazing. It was quick and easy, and my 15 year old son says it’s a keeper. Thank you for this great recipe. I intend to use more of them. Single dad.
I am so happy your son loved it! That is always a plus!! Thank you for sharing! XOXO
Awesome recipe! New family favorite (10-year-old approved) which will be added to the rotation. Taste like it came from a restaurant and only took the 20 minutes to boil a pot of rice. I didn’t read the full recipe which paired it with pasta before putting the rice on. Was just as good but will try pasta next time. I didn’t have to make any changes to the recipe… was must as delicious as it looks in the pics. Thank you for sharing!!
That is awesome to hear!! I am so glad you all loved it! It is one of our families favorite dish! I am so happy it turned out and you enjoyed it all!! XOXO
This was fantastic! I’m on keto so I used coconut flour and it was great, what I’d like to know is if can post nutrients for me.
Thank you
Karen
I couldn’t rate this but I give it a 5
That is great to hear!! I am so glad you loved it! I love the coconut flour substitution! Thanks for sharing! XOXO
For the nutritional informational, I use myfitnesspal.com and type in my meal or ingredients and it will calculate it for you! Hope that helps! Thanks!
Absolutely love this recepie!! It
Is so rich but so light at the same time. My family loved this and I will definitely be making it again.
It is so creamy and so delicious! I am so glad that your family loved it! Thanks for sharing! XOXO
Yummy delicious I we’ll do soon
Made a version of this since I didn’t have stock or spinach or garlic, so I can’t really rate the original recipe. But dang it was a good base to start with, I used a little cooking vinegar and lemon juice and threw in some broccoli instead,of spinach I have to say it was really delcious
That sounds great! I love that you made it your own! Thanks for sharing! XOXO
Can I sub the flour? And if so, with what? Thx..
Hi Alyssa, how thinly are we cutting the chicken? And how long are the pieces? Looking forward to trying some of your recipes at home. Single male here and miss mom’s home cooking.
Home cooking is the very best! I still love going to my families houses to eat traditional meals! You can cut them in half and that should be perfect. You will cut them long ways. Hope this helps and you enjoy your meal!! XOXO
Hi, made this tonight for the first time – thought I was all organised with my ingredients -but!! Forgot to buy cream!!! Anyway I decided to go with natural Greek yogurt and a little milk instead – result!! Absolutely delicious recipe, so rich and tasty and looks so delightful. We had it with some tasty new potatoes which mopped up the sauce a treat. Next time – pasta!!!
That is great to hear! I am so glad it still turned out! You are a natural! Thank you for sharing! XOXO
This recipe is delicious. I doubled the sauce. I placed cooked penne pasta, garlic sauce and chicken in a casserole. Baked at 350 just long enough for me to clean the kitchen and set the table. Yes Please! I placed the leftovers in the freezer. Wish I could rate six stars because I just finished the leftovers and the casserole froze beautifully!
AWE! That is so awesome! That makes me so happy for you! I am so glad it was so successful and you had time to do a little more! Thank you so much for sharing!! XOXO
This looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it out for my hubby and 3 kiddos! We all love chicken,cheese,garlic and yes fresh mushrooms and spinich! Ty for posting this!
It is a great recipe and my family loves every bite! Let me know what you think!! XOXO
Delicious! Well be making this again!
I served it over rice, and used coconut flour instead of white flour.
That is so great to hear! I am so glad everyone loved it! Thank you for sharing! XOXO