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A thick and lightened up Creamy Parmesan Herb Mushroom Chicken with a kick of garlic is your new favourite dinner recipe! With a NO heavy cream — or ANY cream — at ALL option!

Crispy skinned chicken simmered in a beautifully thick and creamy sauce, using NO cream, with a mixture of herbs, a good kick of garlic and parmesan; simple ingredients for maximum taste. Creamy Parmesan Herb Mushroom Chicken with so many flavours in the one pan.

Creamy Parmesan Herb Mushroom Chicken in a pan

Chicken Thighs

This is the first recipe I’m sharing with you all for 2017. A low fat alternative without depriving us of any flavours.

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This chicken was SO GOOD, I had to make it a second time right after everyone had eaten, because they ALL wanted  MORE. And since then, we’ve made it at least once a week since I first introduced the family to all of these flavours (back in October, 2016). It seems totally unfair I’ve been holding onto this for so long without sharing it. Truth be told, I didn’t think the photos were good enough to share them. Well, must’ve had rocks in my head.

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As with all of my chicken thigh recipes, you start this one off by searing them first to get the skin nice and crisp. After that; make your sauce and finish it all off in the oven until the chicken is completely cooked through. Of course, if you want to use chicken breasts you CAN do so without baking. Just continue simmering them in the sauce until they are completely cooked through.

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4.57 from 51 votes

Creamy Parmesan Herb Mushroom Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6 people
A thick and lightened up Creamy Parmesan Garlic Herb Chicken Mushroom with a kick of garlic is your new favourite dinner recipe! With the option of NO heavy cream at ALL!
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Ingredients 
 

FOR THE CHICKEN:

  • 6 chicken thighs skin on or off, bone in or out
  • 2-3 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper

FOR THE SAUCE:

  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 400 g mushrooms sliced
  • 1 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons fresh parsley chopped
  • cups evaporated milk half and half or cream if using: see notes
  • 1 teaspoon chicken bullion powder or stock powder
  • 1 pinch salt to taste
  • 1 pinch pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch cornflour mixed with 2 tablespoons of extra 2% milk
  • 3/4 cup parmesan cheese fresh grated, divided
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped, to serve

OPTIONAL ADD IN:

  • 2 cups spinach
  • 2 cups broccoli florets lightly steamed

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 200°C | 400°F.
  • Season chicken with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
  • Heat cooking oil spray in a large, non stick and oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Sear chicken thighs until golden and crispy on each side (about 3-4 minutes each side).
  • Transfer chicken to the oven and roast until completely cooked through, (about 25-30 minutes).
  • Once chicken is done, transfer to a warm plate and set aside. Drain some of the excess fat from the skillet, reserving 2 tablespoons for added flavour.
  • Return skillet to the stove over medium-high heat and sauté the garlic in the pan juices until fragrant (about 1 minute). Add the mushrooms, herbs and 2 teaspoons of parsley and fry until mushrooms begin to soften.
  • Reduce heat to low-medium heat, add the milk (or cream) and bring to a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally, and being careful not to boil. Add in the bullion powder and season with salt and pepper to your taste.
  • Pour the milk/cornstarch mixture to the centre of the pan, and continue to simmer while quickly stirring the mixture through until the sauce thickens.
  • Add 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese; allow sauce to simmer for a further minute until cheese melts through the sauce. Add the chicken back into the pan and allow to simmer for 1-2 minutes in the cream to take on the flavours. Taste test and add extra salt or pepper, if desired.
  • At this point, add in the optional add-ins, if desired. Allow spinach to wilt (if using).
    Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of parsley and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.
  • Serve with steamed rice, over steamed vegetables or pasta.

Notes

*To substitute chicken breasts for thighs, there is no need to continue to bake them in the oven. After adding the breasts back into the pan, continue simmering in the sauce until completely cooked through.
*If you don't have to oregano and dried basil leaves, use 2 teaspoons Italian herbs.
*For DAIRY FREE OPTIONS: Substitute evaporated milk with almond, coconut or rice milk.
SIDE NOTE: Alternatively, replace the evaporated milk with half and half, heavy cream, thickened cream or a reduced fat cooking cream. If using any of the creams suggested, do not add the cornstarch mixture. You won't need it.
*For a gluten free option, find GLUTEN FREE Cornstarch where available
PLEASE NOTE: Due to some readers having difficulty with this recipe, I have retested it and found the original recipe posted works fine, as it has for many other readers. However, I have modified the recipe since posting for a better outcome for future readers! ENJOY!

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 474mg | Potassium: 857mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1.62IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 364mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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54 Comments

  1. Stephanie S says:

    5 stars
    This was fantastic! I only used 3 thighs, but made the recipe for all the sauce to make sure there was plenty to mix with our penne pasta and steamed broccoli. I used the evaporated milk and the sauce had great consistency. It had such great flavor, we couldn’t get enough! I will definitely be adding this to my rotation.

  2. Brian T says:

    5 stars
    Awesome meal. I also threw in some cherry tomatoes with the spinach near the end, not long enough to cook them all the way down but enough to almost blanch them in the sauce. Super quick and easy, served over linguini.

    Be light on the salt when reducing the sauce, you are getting quite a kick of it from the bullion powder and later on the parmesan cheese. If you do go over a quick hit of fresh squeezed lemon will bring you back into balance (and also adds a nice bit of brightness to a lot of cream sauces.)

  3. Sherry says:

    5 stars
    WOW!! This turned out SO GOOD!! I used half thighs and half chicken breasts and after I threw the mushrooms in, the fond wasn’t being deglazed with the moisture of the mushroom so I threw in some white wine to deglaze and then used the heavy cream instead of evaporated milk. The sauce was so good!! Such a GREAT RECIPE!! THANKS FOR SHARING! 🙂