Description
This Creamy Mushroom Smothered Chicken is a rich and comforting dish featuring tender chicken breasts seared to golden perfection and smothered in a luscious creamy mushroom sauce made with baby bella mushrooms, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning. Perfect for a hearty weeknight dinner, this gluten-free recipe pairs beautifully with mashed potatoes, rice, or buttered noodles.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
Sauce
- 8 oz baby bella mushrooms, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Garnish
- Chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Season the chicken: Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt, black pepper, and onion powder to enhance their flavor evenly.
- Sear the chicken: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until they are golden brown and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Cook mushrooms: Reduce the skillet heat to medium and add the butter. Once melted, stir in the sliced baby bella mushrooms and cook for 5 to 6 minutes until they are softened and lightly browned.
- Sauté garlic: Add the minced garlic to the mushrooms and sauté for an additional 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add broth: Pour in the chicken broth, stirring to deglaze the pan and scrape up any flavorful browned bits. Let the broth simmer for 2 minutes to reduce slightly.
- Make the creamy sauce: Lower the heat to low and stir in the heavy cream, grated Parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning. Allow the sauce to simmer for 3 to 4 minutes until it thickens slightly.
- Return chicken to skillet: Place the chicken breasts back into the skillet and spoon the creamy mushroom sauce generously over the top. Simmer for another 3 to 4 minutes to reheat the chicken and meld the flavors together.
- Garnish and serve: Sprinkle chopped fresh parsley over the dish for a fresh finish and serve the creamy mushroom smothered chicken hot with your choice of sides.
Notes
- Serve with mashed potatoes, rice, or buttered noodles to make it a complete meal.
- For variation, substitute chicken thighs instead of breasts or add fresh spinach to the sauce for extra greens.
- This dish is naturally gluten-free, making it suitable for those with gluten sensitivities.
- You can adjust the thickness of the sauce by simmering longer for a thicker consistency or adding a bit more chicken broth to thin it out.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 410 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 39 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg
