This garlic chicken will be the newest addition to your weekly recipe rotation! It’s easy enough to cook in less than 30 minutes and is always a crowd pleaser.
Easy Garlic Chicken
When I found this recipe for chicken with garlic and parsley on a blog called All That Splatters I thought it looked delicious and might make it onto my kids short list. Well, I was right. My one son took one bite and said, with his mouth full, “Oh that’s good. You can make this again!”
I’ve made this dish MANY times, it can be thrown together in less than 30 minutes, and really, you could use any fresh herb that strikes your fancy. A few that come to mind are rosemary, sage, and thyme.
Parsley works so well because of its mild flavor and doesn’t overpower the dish. This is GREAT for one of those nights when you don’t know what to cook. Serve this juicy, tender chicken with some quick cooking rice and steamed veggies.
Ingredients for Easy Garlic Chicken
This recipe can be made gluten-free by tossing the raw chicken with a tablespoon of cornstarch. The gravy can be made by melting the butter, adding the broth, then adding in either a teaspoon of cornstarch or a 1/8 teaspoon of xanthan gum for thickening.
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (each about 7 ounces), cut into 1- to 1-1/2 inch cubes
- 1 Tablespoon flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons good olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon chopped garlic
- 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 lemon, quartered (optional, serve on the side)
For the Gravy
- 1 heaping tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 heaping Tablespoon of flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
Helpful Kitchen Tools
I think one of the reasons this chicken recipe is such a success is the marriage of olive oil and butter and the simplicity of the ingredients needed. What a delicious combination. I have made a few adaptations and they are reflected in the recipe below. Enjoy!
If you’re still looking for kid-friendly dinner ideas you’ll love this BBQ Chicken Tater Tot Skillet (and your kids will too!) Or this Easy BBQ Crockpot Chicken for another easy-to-prep dinner.
More Chicken Recipes
- Chicken Marsala
- Chicken Piccata
- Chicken Spaghetti
- Chicken Stroganoff
- Chicken Cacciatore
- Cajun Chicken Pasta
- Chicken Cordon Bleu
Garlic Chicken
IMPORTANT – There are often Frequently Asked Questions within the blog post that you may find helpful. Simply scroll back up to read them!
Print It Pin It Rate ItIngredients
- 21 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast halves about 3 large breasts, cut into 1- to 1-1/2 inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium lemon quartered (optional, serve on the side)
Gravy
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon flour heaping
- 1 cup chicken broth
Before You Begin
- This recipe can also be made gluten free by tossing the raw chicken with a tablespoon of cornstarch. And the gravy can be made my melting the butter then adding the broth, then adding in either a teaspoon of cornstarch or an 1/8 teaspoon of xanthan gum for thickening.
Instructions
- Dry the chicken cubes with paper towels and toss them with the flour, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Trust me, don’t be tempted to ad more flour, the amount mentioned is perfect. Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over high heat until very hot but not smoking, add the cubed chicken, and cook in one layer, for about 4-5 minutes, this will develop a lovely crust. Turn pieces of chicken and continue cooking for 3-5 more minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the garlic and parsley in a small bowl. Add the butter and the parsley mixture to the skillet and saute for 1 minute longer, shaking the skillet occasionally to coat the chicken. Use a spoon to remove the chicken to a plate, leaving brown bits, extra parsley and garlic in the pan.
For the Gravy
- If there’s a lot of oil in the pan, remove all but about a tablespoon. Most likely you won’t have to remove much. Add the butter and cook over medium heat to melt. Add the flour and mix together, cook for a minute or so, stirring continuously. Slowly add the chicken broth, whisking to combine until all broth has been added. Cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly until gravy has cooked down a bit and thickened. Serve over chicken.
Expert Tips & FAQs
- This recipe can be made gluten free by tossing the raw chicken with a tablespoon of cornstarch. And the gravy can be made by melting the butter, adding the broth, then adding in either a teaspoon of cornstarch or a 1/8 teaspoon of xanthan gum for thickening.
Nutrition
This post was originally published on this blog on June 11, 2009.
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Laura Hart says
We loved this! My husband says I should add this to our regular rotation.
Amanda Formaro says
It’s one of my favorites too, so glad you guys loved it!
judy says
so good and so easy to make! will be on my meal rotation for sure. My husband kept saying this is so good while he was eating it How great is that? I bet this recipe would be good with a firm fish like cod. Thanks for a good recipe!
Amanda Formaro says
Thanks Judy! This is literally my favorite chicken recipe. it’s so easy and so good! I’m so happy you guys loved it too :)
Manon says
Delicious! We used vegan butter instead of real butter and it was great!
Amanda Formaro says
Awesome, glad you liked it!
Emad says
I’m a single father of two 9 yr old daughter’s chicken is all they eat and this recipe is their favourite. thank you..
Amanda Formaro says
Ours too!! So glad they love it :)
AK Kristjana says
This meal is seriously one of my favorites. I lost a lot of my love for cooking after we had a really hard baby for the first 9 months of his life and this is a meal that has very little prep and is so so so good. I always have the ingredients on hand for it so it’s an easy throw together meal and people looove it! Thank you for giving one of our favorite recipes we use over and over again! I don’t even use fresh parsley and it’s bomb.com
Amanda Formaro says
Thank you so much! It’s so great to know there are other people out there that love this just as much as I do! My 20-year old son asks for it all the time :)
Cindy G says
I made this for my husband and he said it was delicious! I substituted parsley for cilantro because that’s all I had. I think the cilantro gave it a great flavor! Thank you so much for the recipe!!
Amanda Formaro says
Oh yum, I LOVE cilantro and that would be amazing with this dish. So glad you loved it! :)
Natalie says
Looks so good! Perfect as a quick dinner!
Julie says
I made this a few weeks ago and it was delicious. Doing it again tonight.
Amanda Formaro says
So glad you enjoy it as much as we do Julie :)
Rachel says
I played around with this recipe a little and added diced bacon in to cook with the chicken. Wow!
Amanda Formaro says
Mmm that’s sounds fab!
A.B. says
I love, love, LOVE this dish. So simple and the flavor is out of this world. Every time it’s served, I get asked for the recipe. This is a must try!
Amanda Formaro says
So glad you love it as much as wel do A.B.!
Maggie says
I’ll try to do this tonight, since it looks/sounds easy and yummy (even for my 18 months baby). Quick question though, when do you incorporate the lemon juice for those of us that want to give lemon a chance?? Thanks!
Amanda Formaro says
Hi Maggie! The lemon wedges are just served on the side, one per plate. It’s just if someone wants to squeeze lemon on their dish. Hope you enjoy it!
Alex says
This is amazing! The garlic was strong then it quickly tapered off and went into a light parsley taste. With gravy poured over the top off all the slightly crispy chicken, it made it all come together, I am going to make this recipe often. Thank you!
Amanda says
So glad you liked it too! I make this all the time, one of my favorite quick meals :)
pamela judson says
wow! hubba hubba ;]
made this last night with fresh thyme like your post n it was amazing, thanks! the only thing i did different was after i turned the chicken i cooked it for just two more minutes then moved it all to the edges of the pan, melted the butter in the middle and added the garlic to it, then cooked the garlic for another minute n a half to two minutes, stirring only the garlic till it just started to turn golden, then stirred everything together with the thyme n parsley then proceded with the gravy, i made a bit more gravy as my husband likes it on his rice = ]
Amanda says
So glad you liked it Pamela! I made this a few nights ago for me and my teenage boys. It disappeared!
Suzanne says
I made this last night and it was delicious! I always try to incorporate veggies into our dinners, so I added some cooked broccoli florets to the chicken pieces after they were tossed in the parsley mixture. It was served with egg noodles. My whole family loved this!
Amanda Formaro says
So glad you liked it, and love the veggie idea!
Amanda says
Thanks April! So glad you enjoyed this as much as we do :)
April Westerhold says
This was AWESOME!! I made it last night and wrote about it here, http://mealsforreal.blogspot.com/2010/12/chicken-with-garlic-parsley_22.html
It will definitely be made again and again. BTW, loved the gravy!
Tasty Eats At Home says
Sounds simple, but what a pleasure to eat! Yum.
Anonymous says
Second dish i tried off your site. So far loving the recipes. My husband says this chicken is something he would crave. Yummy very good thanks so much!!!!!
Amanda says
Thanks all!
@busymomto5 – so glad you liked it! Did you make the gravy too? Yum :)
@busymomto5 says
i made this for dinner tonight, and it was excellent!!