Crème Fraiche Chicken is a creamy and cheesy delightful dish that boasts the meaty and juicy taste of chicken breast, a perfect meal idea for your busy weekdays.
Heat the oil in a skillet, add the chicken breasts, and cook for 2-3 minutes or until browned. Remove to plate and set aside.
Add the garlic and thyme to the pan and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes.
Add in chicken stock, mustard, Parmesan and crème fraiche, and mix until the sauce comes together.
Now, place the chicken breasts back into the sauce and add the spinach too; simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes, until the chicken breasts are cooked through.
Top with the parsley and serve.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients, especially the chicken and creme fraiche. The frozen chicken will require you to spend more time thawing it. At the same time, cold creme fraiche will create a not-so-creamy sauce for this recipe.
The older the cheese, the more distinctive the flavors and aromas are. Hence, it is best to use old parmesan to ensure a better cheesy flavor.
Variations
Add white onion to partner with your garlic when cooking this recipe. It assists the garlic in forming the base flavor for any dish, and would certainly do the same in this recipe.
Do you love veggies? If you do, you can add carrots and peas to the creamy sauce.
If you love creamy pasta, you must probably love adding fusilli pasta to this recipe! Imagine a meaty, creamy, and cheesy mix for wholesome pasta; the best variation of this recipe out there indeed!
If you want to make this recipe spicy, you just have to sprinkle chili powder or cayenne pepper while the sauce and chicken are simmering in the pan.
Adding chestnut mushrooms to this recipe gives another meaty texture, creating an illusion that the dish is packed with more than just chicken meatiness.