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Chicken with Herb Butter Sauce

This chicken dinner is perfect for a special Sunday supper but it's easy enough to make for a weeknight meal, too!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butter sauce, chicken recipe
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 335kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts thinly sliced (see NOTES for bone-in breast)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 2 tbs olive oil

Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme or 1/4 tsp dried thyme leaves
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 4 tbs butter Finlandia™ Imported Butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add the oil and the chicken; brown on both sides
  • In the same pan, over medium heat, add the wine and scrape up all the browned bits from the bottom off the pan. Let the wine reduce until there's only about 2 or so tablespoons left in the pan.
  • Add the chicken stock, garlic and thyme. Reduce this liquid 50%. This will take about 5-8 minutes.
  • For the sauce: whisk in 2 tbs cream. Add 1 tbs of butter and whisk until the butter is completely melted. Repeat until all the butter and cream are used.
  • Place the chicken back in the pan to heat through.

Notes

For bone-in breasts, brown as in recipe then bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes or until chicken juices run clear (165 degrees)

Nutrition

Serving: 6oz. | Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 637mg | Potassium: 479mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 590IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg