Description
This recipe makes tender chicken in a rich garlic cream sauce served over smooth, homemade mashed potatoes. It is a classic comfort meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1lb. russet potatoes
- 1 ½ tablespoon butter for potatoes
- ¼ cup heavy cream for potatoes
- Salt, to taste for potatoes
- 2 large chicken
- 1 ½ tablespoon butter for chicken
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste for chicken
- Chopped parsley, for garnish
- 1 ½ tablespoon butter for sauce
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- ½ tablespoon flour
- ½ cup chicken broth
- Salt and pepper, to taste for sauce
- ½ cup heavy cream for sauce
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into equal-sized chunks.
- Add the potatoes to a large pot filled with water.
- Bring the water to a boil.
- Cook the potatoes until fork tender.
- Once the potatoes are done, drain the cooking water.
- Add 1 ½ tablespoon butter, ¼ cup heavy cream, and salt to taste to the potatoes.
- Mash the potatoes with a potato masher until smooth.
- Set the mashed potatoes aside and cover to keep them warm.
- In the meantime, prepare the chicken; season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Melt 1 ½ tablespoon butter and ½ tablespoon olive oil in a skillet.
- Once hot, add the seasoned chicken and cook for 5 minutes per side or until browned.
- Remove the chicken from the skillet.
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- Add 1 ½ tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon garlic paste to the same skillet where you cooked the chicken.
- Cook until the butter is melted.
- Whisk in ½ tablespoon flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in ½ cup chicken broth.
- Whisk in 1 tablespoon mustard, salt, and pepper.
- Whisk in ½ cup heavy cream and simmer for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Add the cooked chicken back to the skillet with the sauce.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Serve mashed potatoes on a plate.
- Add the chicken on top and drizzle the sauce over the chicken.
- Finish off with chopped parsley.
Notes
- This dish is familiar and satisfying comfort food meant for sharing.
- The mashed potatoes absorb the garlic cream sauce well.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking and Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 550
- Fat: 40
- Saturated Fat: 22
- Unsaturated Fat: 18
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 45
- Cholesterol: 180
Keywords: Creamy Garlic Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Dinner, Comfort Food, Easy Chicken Recipe, Garlic Sauce, Family Dinner