Chicken breasts cooked in a creamy garlic parmesan cream sauce. This quick and flavorful one skillet 20-minute dish is great on with pasta or a side of veggies!
Garlic and parmesan are a match made in heaven. I’m addicted to garlic. I love the smell and flavor of garlic simmering in olive oil or butter. There really is no better aroma or flavor. Add parmesan to the fragrant garlic and you’ve got yourself a flavor combo that is out of this world.
This quick and tasty garlic and parmesan chicken is super easy to make so it’s great for busy weeknights when you just need to whip up something fast. It’s all made in one pan in under 20 minutes. The chicken is first cooked in olive oil and seasoned with just salt and pepper. After the chicken is cooked through, remove it from the pan and add some minced garlic to the same pan. Cook the garlic for no more than 30 seconds just to until it begins to turn golden.
The next step is adding the cream, Italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese. I used light cream but heavy cream will work too! If you’re a fan of spinach like we are, toss in a cup of chopped spinach at this point! Simmer the sauce for a few minutes then return the chicken to the pan. Enjoy this creamy chicken on pasta or with a side of veggies!
Creamy Parmesan Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 small-medium chicken breasts, or 2 large halved
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup light cream, or heavy cream
- 1 tablespoons Italian seasoning, or oregano
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 cup spinach, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large heavy skillet or pan. Add chicken to the pan and cook for 5-6 minute per side or until the outside is golden and the chicken is cooked through (cooking times will vary depending on the thickness of the chicken breasts).
- Remove chicken from the pan, reduce heat to low-medium, and add garlic; stir for 30 seconds. Add the cream, Italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese. Stir to combine. Stir in 1 cup of chopped spinach if desired. Simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
- Return chicken to the pan and simmer for another minute then turn off heat. Spoon sauce over chicken. Serve with pasta or veggies.
THIS WAS DELICIOUS….MY HUSBAND SAID IT WAS RESTAURANT QUALITY. SO GOOD!
This was truely deliciouS!!! My Husband & daughter said it was delicious very Tasty. We had this with tagliatelle & green beans yum! So easY to make a pleasUre! ☺️
Fabulous recipe – a total success for our dinner with friends! Thank-you!
This is great! We had it last night with mashed potatoes and the sauce was amazing over the potatoes. Eating the leftovers today for lunch over pasta…delish! 🙂
Thanks for the 5 stars, It sounds delicious with mashed potatoes!! So happy you enjoyed the dish <3
Fantastic recipe! just made it!!!! we loved it!
This dish was fantastic!! I made a little extr sauce and drizzled over some broccolI and was delcious. My husband said this is a definite keeper!
I was looking for a simple but different recipe as I eat pretty clean… delicious. I purchase split chicken breasts from our local butcher and just cut them in quarters. I also added some baby peas. this is a keeper (garlic made all the difference and I used about 5 small cloves. I think this would be great for company
This was Delicious! So easy to prepare too. I used heavy creamand didnt have onions but it was still great tasting. Only thing i was curious about was nutrition info.
this came out great the only thing i put in was garlic and herb with black pepper but did as followed
LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe. I’VE MADE IT TWICE IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. FIRST TIME WITH GARLIC MASHED POTATOES AND SALADS, AND LAST NIGHT WITH GARLIC MASHED POTATOES AND HONEY BALSAMIC ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS. BOYFRIEND LOVES AS WELL. looking forward to leftovers tonight 🙂 this is a recipe i’ll be telling friends and family about!
Made this for dinner last night. I have no words….so delicious. I served it with mashed potatoes and cooked buttered carrots. I will make it again….AND probably try it with the spinach next time.
I will DEFINITELY Be trying more of your recipes.
DeLicious
Easy & delicious!
mmm this looks so yum ! definately having this for lunch. would say dinner but I can’t wait that long lol
I.made this for dINNER TONIGHT AND IT’S REALLY GOOD. QUICK AND EASY! I cut my chicken.breasts in chunks since I was starting dinner kind of lateand needed them.to cook faster, then seasoned them with the italian seasoning, then cooked. Added fresh basil too. I served mine with pasta for my kids and zucchini noodles for myself and husband. I think.next time ill add the spinach
is this good for a keto diet?
Yes ingredients are keto friendly
I made this tonight for dinner and it was a hit with my husband and two picky teenagers. It says it serves four but I would recommend doubling the recipe if you have big eaters (or teenage boys)!
Thank you for a delicious recipe that I’ll make again and again.
im goina give this a try tomorrow looks too good
Everything about This looks incredible. I will definitely be going to the store tomorrow to get some cream so I can make this. One of my favorite smells is garlic cooking in butter. *drooling now*
I’m wondering if the sauce taste close to an alfredo. If I made chicken alfredo and made this dish a few days later would it seem like I made the same dish twice in one week? Since the only thing I’m really missing in this recipe compared to my alfredo is cream cheese I’m worried it’ll be too similar.