This quick and easy one-pot meal is sure to go into heavy rotation. With minimal ingredients and just 30 minutes of cook time, it’s perfect for those hectic weeknights.
July 15 2019 recipe & photo by Kyndra Holley, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Dinner, Meal
This quick and easy one-pot meal is sure to go into heavy rotation. With minimal ingredients and just 30 minutes of cook time, it’s perfect for those hectic weeknights.
USMetric
4 servingservings
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs 650 g chicken breastchicken breasts
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp salted butter
- 3 3 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- 4 oz. (12⁄3 cups) 110 g (375 ml) mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 cup 240 ml heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup 120 ml finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup (61⁄3 oz.) 240 ml (180 g) fresh, diced tomatofresh, diced tomatoes
- fresh basil, for garnish
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Instructions
Season the chicken breasts generously on both sides with salt and pepper.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Pan-sear the chicken breasts until they are golden brown and caramelized on both sides, about 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and cover to keep warm.
To the same pan, add the butter, garlic, and mushrooms, reduce the heat to medium-low, and saute until the garlic is fragrant and the mushrooms have released their liquid.
Add the heavy cream, parmesan and diced tomatoes to the pan. Mix in and let simmer to thicken, about 10 minutes.
Add the chicken back to the pan and cook until it is heated through and fully cooked. Taste, and add more salt and pepper, if desired.
Plate and top with fresh basil.
Tip!
This is a full meal all on its own, but it is also really good served with shirataki noodles, zucchini noodles, or even cauliflower rice.
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24 comments
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HeatherB
September 20 2019
I absolutely loved this! I served it with buttered cabbage as a side. It is definitely one I will be making over and over again!
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Eva
February 21 2020
Iam Sorry How is this moderate low carb? 2% net carbs, 4 gr pr serving...? That must be Keto!
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 21 2020
Iam Sorry How is this moderate low carb? 2% net carbs, 4 gr pr serving...? That must be Keto!
In order to qualify for the green keto circle, the carbs, protein and fat must be within certain percentage ranges. This is very close, but slightly higher in percentage of calories from protein than the keto standards permit. If you eat keto, this recipe is likely a good option anyway as it is very low carb and has adequate protein. You can add more fat for satiety if you find you need it.
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Julie
April 23 2020
There are at least three chicken recipes on DD with same ingredients, this one just has tomatoes. This was good, not great.
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elmore_d
May 24 2020
I wonder how this would work with rotisserie chicken.
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
May 25 2020
I wonder how this would work with rotisserie chicken.
Using a rotisserie chicken would be a quick and easy substitution.
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Terry
June 7 2020
Excuse me... a little respect for my favourite herb, please? The tomatoes (with a dash of tomato sauce added to the cream sauce) combined with the fresh basil...that's a pretty different take on this dish. :-)
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kathryn
July 16 2020
This was delish!! The only tweet was to add a dash of unsweetened tomato paste, to intensify the tomato flavor. I served it with oven roasted asparagus.
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
July 16 2020
This was delish!! The only tweet was to add a dash of unsweetened tomato paste, to intensify the tomato flavor. I served it with oven roasted asparagus.
Thanks for sharing your tip!
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Julie B
October 31 2020
I made it again tonight. I put it over zoodles. I stand corrected. I liked it better this time. I have enough leftover to serve with asparagus tomorrow night.
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Bruce
January 10 2021
Great recipe. Fast and easy to make and my family, who doesn't know it's low carb, loves it!
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
January 10 2021
Great recipe. Fast and easy to make and my family, who doesn't know it's low carb, loves it!
Awesome!
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Sallie Mallon
March 4 2021
Tried this last night. Delicious! Can still taste the garlic and parmesan, my two fave flavours! Other half devoured this, will ,make again most definitely 👍
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
March 4 2021
Tried this last night. Delicious! Can still taste the garlic and parmesan, my two fave flavours! Other half devoured this, will ,make again most definitely 👍
Thank you for your feedback, I am glad this recipe was a hit!
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Abi
March 7 2021
This was amazing ! Absolutely loved it. I served it with zoodles. Definately making this again.
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clair reid
March 21 2021
are you able to freeze this?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
March 21 2021
are you able to freeze this?
We have not tried freezing it, but it should work!
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Andrew
April 25 2021
I am the only one in my family who would eat this and so did enough for two chicken breasts. Just eaten the second one left in the fridge and the sauce was once again delicious. Not too sure about heating up cooked chicken i again though . So what I might do is cook a batch of sauce and freeze that and add to a chicken breast whenever I want the dish again
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James
January 28 2022
This was absolutely delicious. It was very simple to make and extremely satisfying. The basil nicely cuts through the cream and add depth to the flavours. I served this with a few spears of broccoli.
I ate the leftovers the next night, and it recooked perfectly in the microwave.
I’m new to this way of eating, and the amount of cream and cheese initially seemed excessive, but it kept me full for hours. I’ll definitely be eating this again.
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
January 28 2022
This was absolutely delicious. It was very simple to make and extremely satisfying. The basil nicely cuts through the cream and add depth to the flavours. I served this with a few spears of broccoli.
I ate the leftovers the next night, and it recooked perfectly in the microwave.
I’m new to this way of eating, and the amount of cream and cheese initially seemed excessive, but it kept me full for hours. I’ll definitely be eating this again.Hi, James! This is one of my favorites, too. So glad you enjoyed it!
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Anita
April 22 2022
Just made this for the 1st time and well impressed how quick and easy it is, added a touch of tomato puree at the end, served with zoodles, lovely!
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Karen
August 26 2022
the only thing is my chicken came out super dry, obviously a fault on my end so i might try this again with chicken thighs. but it smelled so good i devoured it once it was finished, would make again
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
August 27 2022
the only thing is my chicken came out super dry, obviously a fault on my end so i might try this again with chicken thighs. but it smelled so good i devoured it once it was finished, would make again
If your chicken breasts are on the thicker side, it can be helpful to pound them out a little with a mallet so they will cook quicker and not dry out.
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Karen
August 29 2022
oh yeah they definitely were thicker, and i don't eat a lot of white meat so not really much experience cooking it either. will try doing that next time
