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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.
    8 image collage showing how to make chicken in creamy white wine sauce

    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
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    • Creamy One Pan Chicken and Mushroom Casserole
    • Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup

    Watch how to make it

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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 21 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes 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

    YouTube 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. Lulu says

      March 03, 2021 at 8:55 am

      5 stars
      Absolutely fabulous
      This recipe was so easy to follow, very simple to cook, and it didn’t take long to make.
      Often I look at recipes and don’t have all the ingredients, this was great, just the usual stuff we all have in our fridge every week....perfect

      Reply
    2. Dawn says

      March 02, 2021 at 12:13 am

      5 stars
      Delish and easy. Love your recipes. Thank you!!

      Reply
    3. jacqueline Crombie says

      February 21, 2021 at 5:23 pm

      5 stars
      I made this today. It was fantastic. Thank you very much, i love your recipes and the attention to detail in all of your videos and instructions.

      Reply
    4. Jenny says

      February 12, 2021 at 2:02 pm

      Love this recipe, tastes amazing. I’ve tried several recipes of yours now, and they have all been excellent, they are affordable , and easy to follow. The one pot meals are brilliant when you’ve been to work all day and you want to put something tasty on the table. So many favourites now, but I keep looking forward to trying the next.

      Reply
    5. Karen says

      November 14, 2020 at 5:48 pm

      5 stars
      Lovely recipe, simple to follow and really tasty. I used 2 x leeks and also added some spinach, will definitely be making again. Thanks

      Reply
    6. WINSTON AVERY says

      September 05, 2020 at 1:10 pm

      5 stars
      Great tasty meal, served with rice and sweet corn 👍

      Reply
    7. Anita Medhurst says

      September 03, 2020 at 8:54 pm

      Chocolate cherry cheesecake brownies
      Please can you tell me what you mean by ground almonds the grainy type not the floury type because in my supermarket they aren't grainy really

      Thanks

      Anita

      Reply
    8. Lesley says

      September 03, 2020 at 3:37 pm

      5 stars
      Looks lovely. Going to try this very soon...

      Reply
    9. Elaine says

      August 14, 2020 at 6:31 pm

      5 stars
      Lovely. I make (or now used to) a similar creamy sauce with just cream, white wine and tarragon but think that your sauce was tastier.

      Reply
    10. Eleanor says

      June 21, 2018 at 7:56 am

      5 stars
      Love this twist on the traditional roast chicken dinner.

      Reply
    11. Amy says

      March 27, 2018 at 2:45 am

      The directions in 5 and 6 were a little confusing so I kind of winged that part. How do we make the sauce not chunky from the onions and garlic?

      Reply
    12. Kay says

      October 12, 2016 at 5:17 pm

      is this possible with boneless/skinless chicken breast?

      Reply
    13. sana says

      May 29, 2016 at 8:44 am

      What can we use instead of the wine? Plz suggest.

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        June 14, 2016 at 8:26 pm

        Hi Sana, you could try a little chicken stock.

        Reply
    14. courtney says

      October 27, 2015 at 3:05 am

      What type of onion and what type of wine? Thank you! This sounds wonderful..

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        October 28, 2015 at 10:02 am

        Thanks Courtney, just regular brown onion is fine. I use a relatively dry white wine - such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

        Reply
    15. anniesnomsblog says

      October 22, 2015 at 5:24 pm

      I'm a compete potato addict too and that sauce is to die for!!

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        October 25, 2015 at 8:46 am

        Thanks Annie 🙂

        Reply
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