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    Home > Dinner

    Chicken in White Wine Sauce with Mushrooms

    Published: Sep 3, 2020 · Modified: Feb 15, 2021 by Nicky Corbishley

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    Pan fried chicken in a creamy white wine and garlic sauce with mushrooms. I love this for a luxury dinner served with sauteed potatoes and greens.
    Ready in 25 minutes it makes a tasty and impressive date night dinner or a lovely alternative to a Sunday roast.

    Close up of chicken in creamy white wine sauce with mushrooms

    One of the things that makes this dinner great for date night is that Chris lovingly gives me all of his mushrooms.
    I've been working on him for 17 years to get him to eat mushrooms, and I can still only get him to eat them when they're chopped up into tiny pieces and hidden in something like spaghetti bolognese.

    I get that they've got a unique texture, but I just don't understand what's not to love!

    This particular recipe serves 4, as I think it makes a nice family meal or dinner party meal too.
    But you can easily scale it down if you're just serving it for two.


    What do we need?

    Ingredients for chicken in creamy white wine sauce on a wooden table
    • Chicken breasts - I'm using 4 chicken breasts, but if you like you can use two large ones and slice them in half horizontally to give you four fillets.
    • Salt, pepper and thyme for seasoning
    • Onion and garlic for flavour
    • Mushrooms because yum.
    • For the sauce - white wine, chicken stock and double/heavy cream

    How to make this chicken with white wine sauce

    Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.

    1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and brown them on both sides in a pan with a little oil.
    2. Add onion and mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes, then add garlic and thyme and stir together.
    3. Add white wine and bubble it up for 5 minutes, then add stock and cream.
    4. Cook for a further 3-4 minutes, then serve the chicken sprinkled with fresh thyme.
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    What to serve it with

    You can serve this tasty recipe with:

    • Saute Potatoes
    • Mashed Potatoes
    • Parmesan Green Beans
    • Simple Butter Pepper Carrots
    • The BEST Crispy Roast Potatoes

    Pan with chicken in creamy white wine sauce and mushrooms, next to a bowl of green beans and a bowl of saute potatoes

    Ingredient swaps

    • Try adding spinach, parmesan, asparagus or sliced leeks for a different spin.
    • Sprinkle with crispy bacon before serving
    • Swap the chicken for pork loin steaks for a nice change
    chicken in creamy white wine sauce with mushrooms in a black pan

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    • Tuscan Chicken
    • Creamy Chicken and Potato Bake
    • Creamy Chicken Pot Pie
    • Creamy Chicken Pasta Alfredo Bake
    • Creamy One Pan Chicken and Mushroom Casserole
    • Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup

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    chicken in creamy white wine sauce in a dark pan next to a bowl of green beans

    Chicken in White Wine Sauce with Mushrooms Recipe

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    Pan-fried chicken in a creamy white wine and garlic sauce with mushrooms. Ready in 25 minutes, it makes an impressive date night dinner!
    5 from 19 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Dinner
    Cuisine British, French
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 481 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 4 chicken breasts
    • ½ tsp salt
    • ½ tsp pepper
    • 2 tsp vegetable oil
    • 8 chestnut mushrooms - sliced
    • 1 small onion - peeled and chopped finely
    • 3 cloves garlic - peeled and minced
    • ¼ tsp dried thyme - or 2 sprigs fresh thyme
    • 120 ml (½ cup) white wine
    • 120 ml (½ cup) chicken stock
    • 180 ml (¾ cup) double (heavy) cream

    To Serve:

    • fresh thyme

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Heat the oil on a large frying pan (skillet) over a medium/high heat.
    • Season both sides of the chicken breasts with the salt and pepper.
    • Add the chicken breasts to the pan and cook on both sides until golden (about 6-8 minutes). They don’t need to be cooked through at this point – they’ll continue cooking in the sauce.
    • Add the onion and mushrooms to the pan and cook for 3 minutes, until lightly softened.
    • Stir in the garlic and thyme and cook for the 30 seconds.
    • Add the wine and turn up the heat to high. Bring to the boil, then simmer until almost all of the liquid has evaporated (this will take about 5 minutes).
    • Stir in the stock and cream and heat through for 2-3 minutes.
    • Check the chicken is cooked by checking it's no longer pink in the middle, then turn off the heat and place the chicken breasts on 4 plates.
    • Spoon over the sauce and serve with your choice of sides (I love green beans and sauté potatoes with this dish). Sprinkle over the fresh thyme and serve.

    Video

    ✎ Notes

    Can I make it ahead?
    Yes, make the dish, then cool, cover and refrigerate for up to a day.
    Reheat, covered in the oven at 160C/320F for 20-25 minutes or on the hob until the chicken is piping hot throughout.  You may need a splash of stock or cream to loosen as it will be a little thicker. 
    Can I freeze it?
    Yes, cook the dish then, cool, cover and freeze.
    Defrost thoroughly in the refrigerator overnight, then take out of the refrigerator an hour before cooking to take the chill off the chicken breasts.
    Reheat, covered in the oven at 160C/320F for 20-25 minutes or on the hob until the chicken is piping hot throughout. You may need to add a splash of cream or stock to loosen up the sauce a little.
    Serving it for two?
    Halve all of the ingredients except for the chicken stock (keep that at ½ cup/120ml) and cook as per the recipe.
    Nutritional Information is per serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 481kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 51gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 206mgSodium: 814mgPotassium: 1120mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 729IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
    Keywords Chicken Recipes, Comfort Food, date night dinner, How to make a creamy white wine sauce
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    1. Elaine says

      January 12, 2023 at 10:35 pm

      5 stars
      This was fabulous! I cooked the sauce down by mistake and added more wine, cream and broth. Came out delicious

      Reply
    2. Jo says

      December 25, 2022 at 5:15 am

      5 stars
      Yum! I prefer to cook this with mini fillets as they absorb the flavours more rather than whole chicken breasts. I also add some cornflour (mixed in a little water) to thicken the sauce before adding sour cream or creme fraiche at the end.

      Reply
    3. Lokki says

      December 13, 2022 at 12:25 am

      5 stars
      Very nice; easy to prepare and delicious.

      Reply
    4. Sharon says

      September 05, 2022 at 12:09 pm

      5 stars
      Looks delicious. Can't wait to try it.

      Reply
    5. Lucy Green says

      May 11, 2022 at 5:09 pm

      5 stars
      Easy to follow instructions, beautiful flavour very tasty rich flavour

      Reply
    6. Sarah says

      March 14, 2022 at 9:03 pm

      5 stars
      This was delicious and so easy to make , another one of your recipes we have really enjoyed , thank you.

      Reply
    7. Karen Davenport says

      January 23, 2022 at 6:05 pm

      Fantastic recipe .enjoyed by all the family kare

      Reply
    8. Carmel says

      January 17, 2022 at 9:14 pm

      5 stars
      Never made this from scratch before. Recipe looks so easy it is a no-fail dish. Giving it a try. Wonderful!

      Reply
    9. Lisa says

      January 16, 2022 at 3:25 pm

      I'd like to make this into serve 8 for a dinner party. How would I need to adjust the cooking space in the pan to have room for the increased volume of ingredients? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        January 24, 2022 at 2:10 pm

        Hi Lisa, I'd suggest using two pans for this, as it's going to be difficult to have 8 chicken breasts and the rest of the ingredients in the pan. You really need all of the chicken breasts to be touching the base of the pan to brown and cook properly. Hope that helps 🙂

        Reply
    10. Greg says

      December 03, 2021 at 6:01 am

      5 stars
      Absolutely love this recipe. I just double or triple the sauce every time and probably add a lot more mushrooms. Thank you for this

      Reply
      • Greg says

        December 03, 2021 at 6:03 am

        Oh I forgot to say I put this all over angel hair pasta

        Reply
    11. Trevor Young says

      November 24, 2021 at 7:23 pm

      5 stars
      Hi. I have some of the sauce from the chicken dish left over (delicious) can it be frozen

      Reply
    12. Julie says

      August 23, 2021 at 8:45 am

      5 stars
      Excellent lovely sauce chicken stayed nice and moist

      Reply
    13. Janie P says

      March 20, 2021 at 6:51 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this for our dinner, wow! Easy, quick but above all super tasty! Served with sauté potatoes, broccoli and peas it was a fantastic meal, definitely going on the faves list 😀 thanks Nicky

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