This easy Skillet Balsamic Garlic Chicken recipe is a simple one-pot dinner idea that’s packed with flavor and done in 30 minutes!
Skillet Balsamic Garlic Chicken Is An Easy Chicken Recipe Done in 30 Minutes!
It’s no secret I love a skillet meal. One pot dinners are the best on weeknights…and heck, any night. This Skillet Balsamic Garlic Chicken is a family favorite in my house. And any excuse to pull out my cast iron skillet is a win for me. Even my kids, who swear they don’t like vinegar are fans..but full disclosure, they do pick out the mushrooms. Which is actually fine by me…I gladly take their share.
Honestly this is one of my favorite chicken recipes…there is TONS of flavor and it works perfectly with rice, mashed potatoes, pasta or even stuffing. Or really, forget the carbs and serve it with a salad. It works.
The easy chicken recipe will be done in under 30 minutes, and I cheated and bought thin sliced chicken breasts which made it even faster.
Simple Ingredients Equal an Easy Chicken Recipe!
Everything in this skillet meal is easy. No fancy ingredients necessary! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Boneless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper to season chicken
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Mushrooms
- Balsamic vinegar
- Chicken broth
- Bay leaf
- Dried thyme
- Butter
Also, yes, as you will see later in the recipe card I used EIGHT cloves or garlic in this recipe. Yes, you’ll be a little stinky, but it’s oh so worth it. If you’re scared of driving in the danger zone feel free to tone down the garlic, I won’t be too mad.
How to Make Skillet Balsamic Chicken
There are only a few steps you need to follow in order to have this easy chicken dinner on the table in 30 minutes. Here’s what you do:
1. Season the chicken. Just season the chicken with salt and pepper…
2. Heat the oil and cook the chicken breasts. Just brown the chicken in your big skillet and then add the mushrooms and garlic. Push the mushrooms under the chicken a bit so the chicken sits on top.
3. Add the vinegar and spices. Add the balsamic vinegar, the chicken stock, the thyme and the Bay Leaf and let it cook for a few minutes covered and then a few minutes uncovered.
4. Add in butter. I always throw in a few pats of butter at the end to make the sauce silkay silkay.
5. Serve! Garnish it with parsley if you’re feeling fancy.
I hope you love this skillet chicken recipe as much as I do!!
What Goes with this Chicken Recipe?
This is one of those recipes that goes with so many things. Cheesy mashed potatoes? Check. Broccoli cheese casserole? Definitely! Loaded baked potato salad? Go for it. Pretty much any of your favorite side dishes will go with this skillet chicken.
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Skillet Balsamic Garlic Chicken
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Pan Fry
- Cuisine: Dinner
Description
This easy Skillet Balsamic Garlic Chicken is a simple one pot dish that is packed with flavor and done in 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, sliced or pounded 1/2 inch thick
- salt and pepper to season chicken
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 pound mushrooms, sliced
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons butter, cubed
Instructions
- Season the raw chicken liberally with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large 10-inch skillet over medium high heat.
- When skillet and oil are hot, place the chicken in the skillet evenly. Cook the chicken on one side for 5 minutes until browned, flip the chicken and cook for 3 more minutes.
- Add the garlic and the mushrooms into the pan and stir to combine. Work the mushrooms under the chicken, so the chicken is sitting on top of the mushrooms.
- Cook this for 5 minutes until the mushrooms begin to soften. Add in the vinegar, broth, Bay leaf and thyme.
- Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- Then uncover the skillet and cook for an additional 5-7 minutes to thicken the sauce slightly.
- Lastly add in the butter and cook for 2 more minutes.
- This easy chicken dinner recipe is delicious over rice, pasta or potatoes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 337
- Sugar: 5.7 g
- Sodium: 830.7 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Carbohydrates: 9.7 g
- Protein: 36.2 g
- Cholesterol: 119.6 mg
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where is the nutritional values ? I need to see the point total for my Weight Watchers program
I love this recipe. The only thing I changed was that I took the chicken out early because I thought it might be over cooked, and I added a little brown sugar! Yum
Great idea!!
The brown sugar sounds perfect. And I agree with all who say remove the chicken before the mushrooms and garlic
So good and so easy! I will definitely make this again.
Love this recipe!!!!!! Now my second time making this I am adding a half a orange pepper chopped and quarter of red onion chopped mmmmm even better. I love experimenting with cooking as my kids get older they are learning to enjoy different things
Thanks for the fabulous meal idea!!!
Tried this recipe for dinner tonight. The sauce and mushrooms were absolutely delicious…but the chicken ended up dry/overcooked! I was very careful in following the instructions, and maybe it had something to do with the meat, but I’d suggest less cooking time. Otherwise, very tasty!
Mira, the same thing happened with mine too. Next time I’m going to take out the chicken before adding the mushroom/garlic and put it in the oven to stay warm and then add it in about halfway through cooking the sauce and mushrooms to avoid that next time.
Agreed. To avoid dry overcooked chicken, take the fully cooked chicken out of the pan before adding in the mushrooms and the rest of the ingrediens. Let those cook for 10 minutes per the recipe. Then add the chicken back in to warm up and soak up the liquid as it thickens.
Oh and I forgot to mention the garlic! WOW…my taste buds were doing the happy dance!
I made this last night and it was the best chicken dish I have ever prepared! ! ! The mushrooms, balsamic vinegar and chicken was a very tasty dish. I used chicken tenders served over brown rice. YUMMY!
I normally love all your recipes sadly the family and I did not like this one. .
Only one person that didn’t like it. That tells you something. Guess you can’t please everyone.
So thrilled to find your recipe for what I’ve been trying to create on my own. We had it tonight and there were no leftovers. Thanks so much!
This was so good! I served with mashed potatoes too. Thank you for sharing!
you’re welcome!! glad you liked it!