Best 6 Chicken Breasts With Creamy Basil Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN IN BASIL CREAM

Steps:

• Place milk and bread crumbs in separate, shallow bowls. In skillet, heat butter or margarine to medium heat. Dip chicken in milk, then coat with crumbs. Cook in butter or margarine, on both sides, until juices run clear (about 10 minutes). Remove and keep warm.
• Add broth to skillet. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and stir to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in cream and pimentos; boil and stir for 1 minute. Reduce heat.
• Add Parmesan cheese, basil and pepper. Stir sauce and cook until heated through. Pour mixture over chicken and serve!

CHICKEN IN BASIL CREAM

Steps:

• Place milk and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in milk, then coat with crumbs. , In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook chicken in butter until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, about 5 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm., Add broth to the skillet. Bring to a boil over medium heat; stir to loosen browned bits. Stir in the cream and pimientos; boil and stir for 1 minute. Reduce heat. Add the cheese, basil and pepper; cook and stir until heated through. Serve with chicken.

CHICKEN WITH BASIL CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place milk in a shallow bowl.
• Place the bread crumbs and garlic powder in another shallow bowl.
• Dip the chicken in the milk, then coat the chicken well with the bread crumbs.
• Place the butter and olive oil in a skillet and heat till butter melts over medium heat.
• Brown the chicken over medium heat in the butter and olive oil mixture.
• Keep chicken warm in preheated oven.
• Add broth to skillet and bring to a boil over medium heat, scraping up the browned bits from skillet.
• Stir in cream and pimentos, boil and stir for 1 minute.
• Reduce heat and while stirring constantly add the cheese, basil, salt and pepper.
• Cook until heated through.
• Mix cornstarch with a bit of water and stir into sauce if sauce needs thickening.
• Place chicken on platter, and pour sauce over chicken before serving.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CREAMY BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat until sizzling. Stir in salt and pepper.
• Add chicken; cook 8 to 12 minutes or until juices are clear.
• Remove from skillet; set aside. Reduce heat to medium.
• Stir flour into skillet. Add half and half and garlic, stirring constantly l minute or until slightly thickened.
• Stir tomatoes and basil. Return chicken to skillet. Cook 4 or 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Garnish with basil leaves.

BASIL CREAM CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the chicken, onions and mushrooms in oil until the chicken is no longer pink. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add broth and cream. Stir in basil and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in chicken mixture. Serve over fettuccine.

BAKED CHICKEN BREAST WITH LEMON AND BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Wash chicken breasts and pat dry with paper towels. Trim and discard fat. Tenderize chicken with a meat mallet. Rub 1 tablespoon olive oil on each breast, lightly covering both front and back. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder and set on the prepared baking sheet.
• Squeeze juice from one lemon half over the chicken breasts. Sprinkle with basil. Cut 2 slices of lemon from the remaining half and set 1 slice on each breast. Reserve remaining lemon for another use.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken breast is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from oven, cover with foil, and allow to rest for 7 minutes before serving.