Description
Golden pan-seared chicken nestled in a creamy garlic sauce with thyme, served alongside crispy baby potatoes. It’s cozy, fragrant, and weeknight-easy yet dinner-party worthy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 500 g baby potatoes, halved
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, 400°F. Place a rimmed baking tray inside to preheat for extra-crispy potatoes.
- Toss the halved baby potatoes with 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, and 1/2 tsp thyme. Spread on the hot tray in a single layer and roast 25 to 30 minutes, turning once, until deeply golden and crisp.
- While potatoes roast, pat chicken dry and season both sides with the remaining 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
- Heat a large heavy skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil and the butter, then sear chicken 5 to 6 minutes per side until golden and cooked through, internal temp about 74°C, 165°F. Transfer to a warm plate and tent loosely.
- Lower heat to medium, add minced garlic to the same skillet and cook 30 to 45 seconds until fragrant, stirring so it does not brown.
- Pour in chicken stock and simmer 2 minutes, scraping up the browned bits. Stir in heavy cream and the remaining thyme, then simmer 2 to 3 minutes until slightly thickened and silky.
- Return chicken and any juices to the skillet, spoon sauce over, and warm 1 to 2 minutes until glossy.
- Serve the chicken with crispy baby potatoes, ladling extra creamy garlic sauce over the top.
Notes
- Note: If the sauce becomes too thick, whisk in a splash of stock to loosen.
- Rest the chicken 5 minutes before slicing to keep it juicy.
- Preheating the tray helps the potatoes crisp instead of steam.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with potatoes
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 38 g
- Cholesterol: 140 mg
Keywords: creamy garlic chicken, pan seared chicken, crispy baby potatoes, weeknight dinner, thyme cream sauce, skillet chicken