Creamy Chicken Mushroom
A delicious and restaurant quality creamy chicken mushroom recipe with garlic, parmesan cheese and spinach! This quick and easy (ready in 30 minutes or less) one skillet chicken dish is low carb with less than 5g of carbohydrates.
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Equipment
- pan or skillet
Ingredients
For the Searing
- 6 pieces chicken thighs, skinless and boneless
- 8 oz cremini mushroooms, sliced
- 2 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
For the Creamy Sauce
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup heavy cream or heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ¾ cup shredded parmesan or ½ c grated/finely shredded parmesan
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup spinach
- salt and pepper to taste
- slurry (1 tablespoon flour/cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water) optional: to make the sauce thick if not thick enough
Instructions
- In a skillet or pan, heat olive oil. Fry chicken thighs for 4-5 minutes each side in medium heat until both sides are golden brown. Sprinkle the chicken with a little bit of salt and pepper. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set them aside.6 pieces chicken thighs, skinless and boneless, 2 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper to taste
- Using the same pan, add the cremini mushrooms. Cook them until slightly soft and caramelized. Do not overcook. Remove the mushrooms and also set them aside.8 oz cremini mushroooms, sliced
- Again, using the same pan, add the butter until melted. Then put the minced garlic and saute until soft. Add the heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic powder and parmesan cheese. Adjust the taste by adding salt and pepper. Simmer for 2 minutes or until the sauce becomes creamy or thick as desired. If the sauce is not thick enough mix 1 tablespoon of flour or cornstarch to 1 tablespoon of water and pour to the sauce.4 tablespoon unsalted butter, 2 cloves garlic, 1 cup heavy cream or heavy whipping cream, ½ cup chicken broth, ¾ cup shredded parmesan, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, slurry (1 tablespoon flour/cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water)
- It’s time to combine all together. Put back the chicken and mushroom. Simmer for 5-10 minutes. Lastly, add the spinach and combine. Remove immediately from heat.1 cup spinach
- Serve hot with choice of rice or pasta. Enjoy!
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Notes
Subsitute:
- You can use chicken breast instead of thighs
- White button mushrooms or canned mushrooms is ok
- If using half and half, add 1 tablespoon of slurry (whisk 1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water ) to make the sauce thick
- Double the amount of minced garlic if you don't have garlic powder or vice versa
- Adjust salt accordingly if using salted butter