Description
Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken is a quick skillet dinner featuring golden seared chicken cutlets in a silky garlic-Parmesan cream sauce, finished with fresh herbs for cozy, restaurant-style comfort.
Ingredients
2 large chicken breasts, sliced lengthwise into 4 cutlets
Breading:
4 tbsp almond flour or Gluten-Free Bake Mix 2
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese (canister style)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
Sauce:
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp crushed garlic
1 1/4 cups chicken stock
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp dried parsley or cilantro
2 tsp fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped
For cooking:
2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Slice chicken into cutlets. Mix almond flour, Parmesan, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Sprinkle over chicken and press to adhere.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high. Cook chicken 3–4 minutes per side until golden and nearly cooked through. Remove to a plate.
- Lower heat to medium. Melt butter in skillet, add garlic, and cook 30–60 seconds until fragrant.
- Add chicken stock, scraping browned bits. Simmer 2–3 minutes.
- Stir in cream, then mozzarella and Parmesan until smooth. Season to taste, add dried parsley, and simmer gently 1–2 minutes.
- Return chicken with juices to skillet. Spoon sauce over and simmer 2–3 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.
Notes
Use boneless thighs for extra juiciness.
Add roasted garlic or lemon zest for flavor variations.
Stir in mushrooms or spinach before adding cream for a heartier dish.
Keep sauce silky by avoiding a rolling boil once cream is added.
Serve with mashed potatoes, pasta, rice, or roasted vegetables.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cutlet with sauce
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 29g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 130mg