This one-pan chicken breast dinner is packed with the most mouthwatering savory flavors and is covered with a Cajun-inspired creamy pan sauce that’s perfect over buttered noodles or rice. I’m back with another quick and easy one-skillet creamy chicken dish! I’ve become quite obsessed with this method for cooking chicken breasts, and I love how versatile it is. Similar creamy chicken recipes include my Creamy Lemon Chicken, Tarragon Chicken, and Chicken Florentine. Each of these starts with chicken cutlets that are cooked quickly in a skillet. Then the pan drippings are used to create a rich sauce, and it’s done in less than 30 minutes! Changing up the sauces and seasonings means that you can make this meal in hundreds of different ways! Chicken for dinner will never be boring again. For this Chicken Lazone Recipe, we’re pan-searing chicken breasts, then covering them in a savory sauce made with fresh garlic, heavy cream, and all the right spices.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
What makes Chicken Lazone special and different from the rest is the Cajun flavors. Open up your spice cupboard, because we’re adding all of the best savory seasonings to this chicken. The mild Cajun cream sauce is just so delicious, and the whole family will love it because we’re not adding anything overly spicy. You can of course add a dash of cayenne pepper if you want a bit of a kick! This dish tastes like something you’d be served at a restaurant, but it’s so easy to make at home! It’s perfect for a weeknight meal, but just fancy enough for guests too.
Key Ingredients for Chicken Lazone
Here’s what you need to make this delectable creamy chicken recipe:
Chicken Cutlets: Chicken breast cutlets are my go-to for recipes like this, but you can also use chicken tenderloins or boneless thighs. Whichever you choose, slice it into cutlets yourself to save money at the store. Butter and Oil: Using some of both to pan-sear the chicken gives the meat so much rich flavor. Garlic: Three whole cloves of garlic, finely minced, give the Lazone cream sauce a ton of savory flavor. Use a garlic press if you have one to save a bit of time. Heavy Cream: The key to a super rich and creamy sauce is to use heavy whipping cream (in the UK this is called “double cream”). Don’t try to use milk here, it won’t thicken up in the same way that cream will. Spices: To further season the sauce, you’ll need a few things from the pantry: smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Chicken Lazone
Recipe Tips
Don’t burn the garlic! After you add the garlic to the pan, be ready to pour in the chicken stock in less than a minute. The garlic cooks very quickly and will burn if you aren’t paying attention. This dish is very mildly spicy from the chili powder in the sauce. You can make it spicier by adding a pinch of cayenne pepper as well. Fresh parsley is a wonderful garnish for heavy cream sauces like this one, as it adds a bright bit of freshness. If you’d like to make a pasta dish with chicken and cajun seasonings instead, try my Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta recipe! It’s similar to this one, except that cooked pasta is stirred in at the end.
Storing Tips
I highly suggest enjoying this creamy chicken dinner immediately after making it! If you have leftovers, keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. The sauce will thicken and be absorbed by the meat during storage, but it’s still very tasty when reheated.
What To Serve With Chicken Lazone
You must serve some sort of a side with this dish that will soak up all of the heavenly sauce! Here I’m serving chicken lazone with buttered noodles. Olive oil pasta will also work in the same way. White or brown rice, Boursin mashed potatoes, or roasted fingerling potatoes will also do the trick. For dessert, try a restaurant-style favorite like Tiramisu or NY Style Cheesecake.
This may be the easiest creamy chicken recipe on the blog! Try Chicken Lazone then next time you run out of dinner ideas, and make sure to Pin the recipe. © Little Sunny Kitchen
