🍗🧄🍜 Creamy Garlic Chicken with Egg Noodles
A cozy, one-pan-style comfort dish—tender chicken in a rich garlic cream sauce, tossed with buttery egg noodles. Simple, filling, and seriously satisfying.
🛒 Ingredients:
🍗 Chicken:
- 2 chicken breasts (or thighs), sliced into strips
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
- 1 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
🧄 Creamy garlic sauce:
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1½ cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Salt & pepper to taste
🍜 Noodles:
- 10–12 oz egg noodles
- 1–2 tbsp butter
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Cook noodles
Boil egg noodles in salted water until tender.
Drain and toss with butter. Set aside.
2. Cook chicken
Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat.
Season chicken with salt, pepper, and paprika.
Cook for 5–7 minutes until golden and fully cooked.
Remove and set aside.
3. Make garlic sauce
In the same pan, melt butter.
Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
Slowly whisk in chicken broth until smooth.
Add cream and Italian seasoning.
Simmer until thickened.
4. Add cheese
Stir in Parmesan until melted and creamy.
5. Combine
Return chicken to the pan.
Add cooked noodles and toss until coated in sauce.
🍽️ Serve with:
- Garlic bread
- Steamed broccoli or green beans
- Side salad
🔥 Flavor profile:
- 🧄 Rich, garlicky cream sauce
- 🍗 Juicy, seasoned chicken
- 🧀 Savory Parmesan depth
- 🍜 Buttery, soft noodles
🔄 Variations:
- 🥦 Add broccoli or spinach
- 🍄 Mushroom garlic chicken version
- 🌶️ Spicy garlic cream (add chili flakes)
- 🧀 Extra cheesy Alfredo-style
- 🍋 Add lemon zest for brightness
💡 Tips:
- Don’t burn garlic—cook briefly
- Add broth slowly to avoid lumps
- Use fresh Parmesan for smooth melting
- Adjust thickness with pasta water or broth
If you want, I can also give you a one-pot version, lighter low-calorie version, or baked casserole style of this dish.