One-Pan Creamy Mushroom & Chicken
In need of some feel-good food to warm up your dark winter evenings? This creamy mushroom chicken recipe is lick-the-plate levels of deliciousness. Packed with over 50g of protein per serving, it’s incredibly simple to get right and only uses one pan, which saves on washing up, too. Winner.
Make it once and you’ll have a new household favourite after one mouthful. Trust me.
Servings: Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 320 g skinless chicken thighs
- 5 garlic cloves
- 150 ml chicken stock
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 150 g light cream cheese
- 1 tbsp. fresh parsley
- Pinch black pepper
Instructions
First, heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a non-stick pan over a medium-high heat.
Add the chicken thighs to the pan and cook until each side is golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Once done, remove from the pan and set aside.
Now add the garlic and mushrooms to the pan and cook until beginning to turn golden brown, then add the stock, cornflour and light cream cheese.
Simmer until the consistency turns from a thin liquid to slightly thicker sauce.
Add the chicken thighs back to the pan and heat up slightly. If you feel the sauce is thickening too much, loosen with some hot water.
Serve with a sprinkle of chopped parsley and freshly cracked black pepper.
| calories | 520 |
| totalFat | 27 |
| totalCarbohydrates | 20 |
| protein | 52 |
Lauren is an English Literature graduate originally from the South. She’s always loved swimming, has discovered the power of weight training over the past few years, and has lots of room for improvement in her weekly hot yoga class.
On the weekends she’s usually cooking or eating some kind of brunch, and she enjoys trying out new recipes with her housemates – especially since shaking off student habits, like mainly surviving off pasta. Above all, she’s a firm believer in keeping a balance between the gym and gin.
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