The best Chicken with Mushroom Cream Sauce! Easy, creamy mushroom sauce for chicken with rich, savory garlic and herb flavors made in just 15 minutes. You’ll be tempted to lick the plate clean when you serve this savory dish!
Looking for more chicken recipes featuring a delicious, finger-licking-good sauce? Try my recipes for Chicken and Potatoes with Dijon Cream Sauce, Instant Pot Chicken Marsala, and One Pan Creamy Lemon Chicken and Asparagus.
I’m always on the lookout for new ways to prepare chicken. I love a nice, boneless, skinless chicken breast that’s crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside covered with a delicious cream sauce. My favorite thing to do is serve the chicken and mushroom cream sauce over rice or noodles for a perfect, filling meal that everyone will devour. This recipe was a hit the first time I made it, so I figured why mess with a good thing right? Every member of my family ate every bite of this chicken with the mushroom cream sauce over rice, and they wanted to dive in so quickly I barely got time to take a photo, it looked and smelled THAT GOOD.
Why This Recipe Works
Simple ingredients — You probably have all of the ingredients for this creamy mushroom sauce for chicken, except perhaps the heavy cream…but even that is an ingredient you can pick up easily at any grocery store.
Makes great leftovers — If you have any left, this chicken and creamy mushroom sauce will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days and is perfect for leftovers tomorrow or the next day or the next!
Filling — You don’t have to make a lot of sides to round out this chicken dish. Simply serve the chicken and the easy mushroom sauce for chicken over something carb-y (or all by itself is perfectly fine, too), and with a side of roasted veggies, like these roasted carrots, if you love a vegetable side.
Versatile — Use boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs. Or you can serve this over rice, noodles, mashed potatoes, or with a low-carb option like spaghetti squash.
How to Make Creamy Mushroom Sauce for Chicken
- Turn the oven on to 400 degrees and allow it to preheat while you work on the next steps. (not pictured)
- Salt and pepper the chicken breasts or thighs generously. Then sprinkle them with the Herbs de Provence or Italian seasonings. (photo 1)
- Now add the butter and oil in a cast iron (or other oven-safe) skillet over medium-high heat. (not pictured)
- When the butter has melted, you can add the chicken in a single layer and brown for about 1-2 minutes on each side. Then transfer the chicken to a plate after browning. (photo 2)
- Take the same skillet/pan you used for browning the chicken and add butter. When it melts, add the garlic and mushrooms, sautéing for about 3 minutes, or until the garlic is fragrant and the mushrooms are browned and softened a bit. (photo 5)
- Stir into the garlic and mushrooms the chicken broth, heavy cream, Dijon, salt, and pepper. Bring this sauce to a boil and cook for about two minutes at a boil. Then take it off the heat. (photos 6-7)
- Add the chicken back to the skillet with the sauce. Spoon some of the sauce over the top of the chicken, then put it in the preheated oven to finish baking for 15-20 minutes until the sauce is reduced and the chicken is cooked through. (photo 8)
- Now spoon the easy mushroom sauce for chicken over the chicken and serve.
Ideas for Customizing This Recipe
- Want to add a little greenery to this dish? Add a couple handfuls of fresh spinach or chopped kale to the sauce right before baking.
- Instead of adding parmesan to the sauce (see option/Expert Tips), you can try another hard cheese like Gruyere, romano, or pecorino.
- Sun dried tomatoes (rehydrated) would make a great addition to this dish as well. Add them when you’re cooking together the mushrooms and garlic. About a ¼ cup of chopped sun dried tomatoes should be enough.
- Some fresh herbs like parsley, basil, and/or thyme make a nice addition to this chicken with mushroom cream sauce. You can either add them at the end as a garnish, or in the sauce before putting into the oven.
Expert Tips
- While I prefer to use a cast-iron skillet because it gives the chicken a nice browning and crispiness on the outside, don’t worry if you don’t have one. You can also use a good stainless steel pan to sear the chicken and make the sauce. Just make sure it’s oven proof and add an extra teaspoon or two of oil to the pan so the chicken doesn’t stick.
- Now, if you don’t have an oven-safe skillet, you can use any skillet you have for the stovetop portion, then transfer the chicken and sauce to a baking dish or casserole dish to bake in the oven.
- To kick this mushroom sauce recipe up a notch, I suggest adding a tablespoon or two of parmesan cheese to the sauce after it boils and you’ve taken it off the heat. Use freshly ground parmesan for best results and melting.
More Recipes for Mushroom Lovers
- Steak with Mushroom Sauce
- Ground Beef Stroganoff
- Chicken and Mushroom Pie
- Instant Pot Pork Chops and Gravy
- Instant Pot Chicken Marsala
- Stuffed Chicken Marsala
- Creamy Parmesan Chicken with Mushrooms
- Creamy Mushroom Pasta with Bacon
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Easy Mushroom Sauce for Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts - thighs also work fine
- salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon Herbs de Provence - or Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon oil
For the Mushroom Cream Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 teaspoons minced garlic
- 8 ounces mushrooms - sliced (about 1 cup sliced mushrooms)
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper - or a pinch of ground black pepper
- 2-3 tablespoons parmesan cheese - freshly grated, see note
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Sprinkle all over with Herbs de Provence (or Italian seasoning).
- In a large cast iron skillet (or other oven-safe skillet – see note), combine oil and butter over medium-high heat.
- Once butter is melted, add the chicken and brown on each side for 1-2 minutes until you get a nice browned color. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- In the same skillet, begin preparing the sauce by adding the butter. Once melted, stir in garlic and mushrooms and sauté 2-3 minutes until mushrooms are browned and garlic is fragrant.
- Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, dijon mustard, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, cook for two minutes at a high boil. Remove from heat.
- Return chicken to skillet. Spoon sauce over the chicken, then transfer skillet to the oven to bake for 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through and sauce has reduced (it should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon).
- Spoon the mushroom sauce over the chicken and serve.
Can this be frozen?
Yes 🙂
What type of oil do you recommend?
I use vegetable oil but canola or olive oil can be used as well 🙂
Very tasty! Is there a way to make the sauce thicker without loosing flavor?
You can let it boil a bit longer and/or add a cornstarch slurry
I would like to know if someone made it with chicken thighs instead of breasts?
Once prepared is it better to omit the cream before freezing it?
Heavy cream freezes well, you should be fine leaving it in 🙂