Creamy Garlic Chicken Breasts with Mushrooms and Spinach

This recipe for making creamy chicken garlic breasts has got to be one of the tastiest recipes you could make in less than 30 minutes. It’s a skillet recipe, so it’s great for a no-fuss lunch or dinner when you’re short on time.

How to Make Creamy Chicken Garlic Breasts

It will take you less than 30 minutes to prepare this addictive garlic chicken dinner from scratch:

• Season. Season the chicken breast cutlets with salt and black pepper.
• Prepare the cooking skillet. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Cook the chicken. Add the chicken and cook for 3 to 5 minutes per side (or until golden).
• Remove the chicken. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
• Cook the mushrooms. In the same skillet, add the mushrooms and cook for 3 to 5 minutes (or until tender).
• Remove the mushrooms. Remove the mushrooms from the skillet.
• Add the butter. Add the butter to the skillet.
• Cook the garlic. After the butter has melted, add the minced garlic cloves and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the flour. Stir in the flour.
• Finish the sauce. Add the heavy cream (or half and half if you prefer), chicken broth, grated Parmesan cheese and garlic powder.
• Whisk. Whisk to combine.
• Cook. Cook for a few minutes or until the sauce has thickened to your liking.
• Cook the spinach. Add the baby spinach and cook until it’s just wilted.
• Toss. Return the chicken cutlets and mushrooms to the skillet and toss to combine.
• (Optional) Garnish. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley if using.
• Serve. Serve the garlic chicken breasts warm.

3 Tips for Cooking with Chicken Breast Cutlets

Here are three easy to remember tips to keep in mind when cooking with chicken breasts; they should help to make sure that your chicken is always turning out as moist and flavorful as possible:

• Flatten the chicken first. Use a meat tenderizer or the bottom of a glass jar to flatten the chicken breasts to an even thickness before seasoning them.
• Slice the chicken evenly. It’s important to make sure that you’re slicing the chicken breasts into equally sized pieces so that they cook evenly.
• Get the seasoning right. There are dozens of different ways to season your chicken. When in doubt, stick with the all-time classic combo of salt and black pepper. If you’re looking for a low sodium option, you can’t go wrong with adding some fresh or dried herbs.

How to Store Leftover Creamy Garlic Chicken Breasts (and How to Reheat)

Before storing your leftover creamy garlic chicken breasts, you’ll first want to make sure that you allow them to cool completely. Then transfer the chicken into airtight containers and seal them up tightly.

You’ll be able to keep the chicken stored in the fridge like this for up to 3 to 4 days before it goes bad.

When you’re ready to reheat the chicken cutlets, you can just add them back into a cooking skillet with a bit of chicken stock or water – this will help to prevent the cutlets from drying out.

(Also try: Easy Stir-Fry Chicken with Garlic Sauce)

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