One-Pan Garlic Chicken
This recipe makes a flavorful chicken dish cooked in one pan, which reduces cleanup. You cook the chicken, garlic, and sauce together for a simple, satisfying meal.
Equipment
- Shallow bowl
- Large frying pan
Ingredients
- 4 medium chicken breasts skin removed, sliced crosswise into thick strips
- 75 g plain flour
- 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 10 small garlic cloves or to taste
- 250 ml hot chicken stock
- 100 ml double cream
- 30 g Parmigiano-Reggiano finely grated
- small bunch of flat-leaf parsley finely chopped (optional)
- cooked rice and steamed green beans (optional, to serve)
Instructions
- Put the chicken into a shallow bowl and sprinkle it with the flour. Season the chicken well. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Shake off any excess flour from the chicken and fry it for 1 to 2 minutes until lightly golden all over. You might need to cook the chicken in batches.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the butter. Peel the garlic cloves you plan to use and drop them into the pan. Cook for 5 minutes until the garlic turns lightly golden. Stir to prevent the chicken from burning.
- Pour in the stock and simmer for 10 minutes until the garlic is tender. Add the cream and cheese and simmer for another 5 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning if needed. Scatter with the chopped parsley, if you are using it, and serve hot with rice and green beans, if you like.
Notes
I made this recipe on a night when I did not want to wash many dishes, and the simplicity was a relief. Watching everything cook together in one pan showed me how comforting and simple dinner can be.