Creamy Pepperoncini Chicken Skillet
Creamy Pepperoncini Chicken Tender Skillet is a delicious, hearty, tangy, and creamy dinner that is great over rice, vegetables, pasta - or on it's own!
Servings: 6
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 lbs chicken cut into thin strips
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp ground pepper
- 1 white onion diced
- 2 tbsp garlic diced
- ½ cup chicken stock
- ½ cup roasted red pepper drained and sliced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- ½ cup pepperoncini peppers drained (sliced, ring, or whole pepper, however you like them)
Instructions
- In a large, heavy pan, melt butter on medium high heat.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, add to pan.
- Brown chicken on all sides, turning every couple minutes - about 8 minutes total.
- Remove chicken from pan (chicken might not be fully to 165 degrees internal temperature, which is fine)
- Add garlic and onion to pan, let brown, about 5 minutes.
- Add stock and roasted red peppers and let reduce to half, another 5 minutes.
- Turn heat off, and slowly stir in cream and parmesan, whisking vigorously as you add cream.
- Slowly bring heat back to medium high, add Italian seasoning, pepperoncinis, and chicken back to pan.
- Let sauce reduce to half and bring chicken fully to 165 fahrenheit internal temperature. Add more stock if needed to thin sauce as chicken cooks.
- Remove from heat and serve over vegetables, pasta, rice, or on its own!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 565kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 203mg | Sodium: 813mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g
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