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Chicken Breasts With Creamy Mushroom Sauce
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5 from 2 votes

Chicken Breasts With Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Enjoy dinner with these herbed pan-seared chicken breasts in creamy mushroom sauce.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chicken Breasts With Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Servings: 2
Calories: 3203kcal
Author: Luda huang

Equipment

  • skillet

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 8 oz.mushrooms sliced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Red pepper flakes chopped
  • Lemon zest

Instructions

  • Season both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Over medium high heat, melt butter and add 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Pan-sear the chicken breasts until browned on one side, about 5 minutes.
  • Lower heat to medium and flip the chicken to the other side. Cover and continue cooking for 10 minutes .
  • Remove chicken from skillet and let it rest.
  • Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the same skillet, and saute the mushrooms, Lemon zest, Red pepper flakes and garlic for 2 minutes.
  • leave skillet over medium-high heat and pour 1 1/4 cups of the chicken broth into skillet (the chicken skillet), add the Creamy. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium-low and let simmer until reduced by about 1/2, about 4 - 5 minutes.
  • Whisk together remaining 1 Tbsp chicken broth with cornstarch. Pour into chicken broth mixture in skillet and allow to gently boil, while whisking constantly, 1 minute.
  • season with pepper to taste and a little salt if needed, then return return chicken to skillet.
  • Let the chicken cook for another 5-8 minutes or so until it's cooked through and the sauce has thickened a bit.
  • Garnish with parsley, rosemary.

Nutrition

Calories: 3203kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 495g | Fat: 121g | Saturated Fat: 40g | Cholesterol: 1439mg | Sodium: 1375mg | Potassium: 8575mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1570IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 13mg