🍗 Creamy Chicken with Mushrooms & Peppers
🧾 Ingredients
6–8 chicken drumsticks or thighs
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
1 small onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp butter or oil
1½ cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream (or cooking cream)
1 tbsp flour (to thicken)
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried parsley or Italian herbs
Salt and black pepper to taste
👨🍳 Instructions
Brown the chicken
Heat butter or oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add the chicken and cook 5–7 minutes until golden on the outside. Remove and set aside.
Cook the vegetables
In the same pan, add onion, garlic, mushrooms, and bell pepper.
Cook for about 3–4 minutes until softened.
Make the sauce
Sprinkle the flour into the pan and stir for about 1 minute.
Slowly add chicken broth while stirring to avoid lumps.
Add cream and seasoning
Stir in the heavy cream, paprika, parsley, salt, and pepper.
Simmer the chicken
Return the chicken to the skillet.
Cover and simmer 20–25 minutes until chicken is fully cooked and the sauce becomes thick and creamy.
Serve
Spoon the creamy sauce over the chicken.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
This dish is amazing with:
Rice 🍚
Mashed potatoes 🥔
Pasta 🍝
Fresh bread to soak up the sauce
✅ If you want, I can also give you:
A slow cooker version (super easy)
A cheesy version like the one in the picture
A 4-ingredient quick version.
