🧄 Creamy Garlic Butter Chicken (From Scratch)
🛒 Ingredients
Chicken
2 large chicken breasts (or 4 thighs), halved
Salt & black pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp dried thyme or Italian seasoning
2 tbsp olive oil
Garlic Butter Cream Sauce
3 tbsp butter
5–6 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 tbsp flour
1½ cups heavy cream
½ cup chicken broth (homemade if you have it)
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan
Salt & pepper to taste
Optional: pinch of chili flakes or nutmeg
Fresh parsley (for finishing)
🍳 Instructions
Prep the chicken
Season chicken generously with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and thyme.
Sear
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Sear chicken 4–5 minutes per side until golden. Remove and set aside.
Build the sauce (from scratch!)
Lower heat to medium. Add butter → once melted, add garlic.
Sauté 30 seconds (don’t brown it).
Thicken
Sprinkle in flour, stir constantly for 1 minute (this removes raw taste).
Cream it up
Slowly whisk in chicken broth, then cream.
Simmer 2–3 minutes until slightly thick.
Finish the flavor
Stir in Parmesan, salt, pepper, and optional chili flakes.
Bring it together
Return chicken to pan. Spoon sauce over it.
Simmer 5–7 minutes until chicken is juicy and sauce is silky.
Serve
Finish with fresh parsley. Taste and adjust seasoning.
🍽️ Serve it with
Mashed potatoes
Homemade pasta or linguine
Rice or crusty bread (mandatory for sauce 😍)
If you want, I can:
Turn this into a pasta version
Make it oven-baked
Do a one-pan dairy-free version
Or give you another 100% from-scratch comfort recipe
Just tell me what you’re in the mood for 👩🍳✨
