Chicken and Broccoli with Garlic Cream is a delicious, easy, one-pan meal that’s made healthier with homemade ingredients.
Jump to RecipeFor a long time, I was reluctant to try recipes with Cream of Chicken Soup in them. Not because I didn’t like it. And we aren’t allergic. But the ingredients kept me from using it. At least, once I learned how to read a nutrition label, I stopped buying it. After I learned how to make my own homemade cream of chicken soup, I started using it again. The soup makes a perfect base for chicken and broccoli with garlic cream.
By combining the chicken soup with minced garlic, butter, and water, you get a sauce that’s thick enough to stick to the meat. Personally, I don’t care for a thin sauce that runs right off of your food. Cream of chicken soup is very thick, so it holds everything together well. The garlic adds a bit of extra flavor to the sauce and the butter and water thin it out just a bit.
And did you notice I added some green to it, too? I hate to admit it, but we don’t eat enough vegetables here. Having a sauce to dip the vegetables in is the only way I will eat most of them. If you prefer your broccoli closer to a steamed texture, put it in with the chicken as directed. Since we all prefer it closer to the raw side, I waited a bit to add the broccoli. It still cooked in the sauce for a few minutes to soak up the flavor but wasn’t soft.
No matter which way you choose to make it, this recipe is a great easy recipe. It’s all cooked in one pan, which you know I love that! The less I have to clean afterward the better. I used my cast-iron pan, but any large skillet will work for this recipe.
Chicken and Broccoli with Garlic Cream Step by Step
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken (boneless, skinless)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 4 tbsp butter
- 5 cloves garlic (minced)
- 10.5 oz Cream of Chicken Soup
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 head broccoli (chopped)
- 1 tsp parsley
Preparation
In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, melt 2 tbsp of butter. Add the chicken to the pan and season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Cook the chicken for 5 minutes on each side until it’s browned but not cooked through.
Remove the chicken from the pan and add the remaining 2 tbsp of butter. Add the minced garlic and brown the garlic, stirring for about 2 minutes.
Whisk in the cream of chicken soup and water, cooking until it starts to simmer.
Turn the heat to low and add the chicken and broccoli to the pan. If you want the broccoli to be crispier, wait to add it until the chicken is almost cooked.
Cover and cook another 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Recipe
Originally Published On: August 26, 2019
Chicken and Broccoli with Garlic Cream
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken (boneless, skinless)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 4 tbsp butter
- 5 cloves garlic (minced)
- 10.5 oz Cream of Chicken Soup
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 head broccoli (chopped)
- 1 tsp parsley
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, melt 2 tbsp of butter
- Add the chicken to the pan and season with salt, pepper, and paprika
- Cook the chicken for 5 minutes on each side until it’s browned but not cooked through
- Remove the chicken from the pan and add the remaining 2 tbsp of butter
- Add the minced garlic and brown the garlic, stirring for about 2 minutes
- Whisk in the cream of chicken soup and water, cooking until it starts to simmer
- Turn the heat to low and add the chicken and broccoli to the pan
- Cover and cook another 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through
- Serve warm garnished with parsley
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
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I know this recipe already and can testify it is both easy to cook and tastes great.
Thanks for the confirmation, it’s always good to hear that others enjoy a recipe as much as my family does.
I don’t like the canned stuff either! This really sounds like a great recipe to try!
It makes such a difference to use homemade ingredients rather than processed!
This sounds like a great recipe – we eat a lot of chicken in our house so are always looking for different ways of cooking it! Will have to give this a try at the weekend…
We eat a lot of chicken, too. It’s one of the few meats that my entire family agrees on, so I always try to find different ways to cook so it doesn’t become boring.
Oh my goodness, I’m so hungry now! I just pinned the recipe so I could give it a try. It looks delicious!
It’s such a good one. It comes out so creamy with all of the cheese on it!
So I did chicken fried in butter for the first time the other day and it is so much better than oil. I would love to try this sauce, it sounds delicious!
I like doing it with butter because it doesn’t make such a mess, too. And it adds more flavor to the chicken. You should give this a try, we all loved it and have made it a few times since the first try!
This sounds delicious! I particularly like the idea of a one pan meal plus this is a good way to try to get some vegetables into the kids!
One pan meals are the best since there isn’t much to clean up when you’re done!
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Thank you so much, Olya! I’m glad to hear you are enjoying the recipes as much as we do.
My family loves chicken and broccoli but I have not thought about doing a garlic cream sauce. That sounds so yummy. I will be giving this a try next time we are having chicken.
It’s a great way to combine it all together.
I got hungry looking at the photos. This recipe is really great! I love chicken and broccoli!
It’s a pretty easy recipe to put together, too. If you love chicken and broccoli you should give this one a try soon.
That is one to try for our home. It looks easy to prepare and delicious. WE use a lot of garlic in our cooking, but I have not tried the garlic in the Cream of Chicken Soup. Thanks for sharing.
It works surprisingly well together! And you can’t beat a one-pan meal.