Creamy Chicken Lazone
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Chicken lazone is a quick and easy dinner recipe made with tender, pan-fried chicken breasts and a rich cream sauce. You’ll love it!
Have you ever heard of chicken lazone? It’s a creamy chicken dinner that really deserves a more dramatic name — because once you try it, it’s hard not to fall in love. The subtle seasoning, tender chicken, and rich, velvety sauce come together in the most comforting way.
There aren’t many variations of this recipe, and that makes sense. It relies on just a handful of ingredients and a straightforward cooking method that doesn’t need improving. Best of all, it’s ready in about 25 minutes, and that incredible sauce is absolutely perfect spooned over a pile of creamy chive and sour cream mashed potatoes.
Storage, reheating, freezing
- Storage: Chicken lazone will keep for 2-3 days in your fridge.
- Reheating: I reheat in a skillet. You may want to add an extra splash of cream or chicken stock to the pan when you warm it.
- Freezing: Cream sauces generally don’t freeze well, as the cream tends to split. Fortunately, this is a quick recipe, so it’s easy to make for dinner.
- Make-ahead: If you like to prep ahead, the spice mix can be made and stored in your pantry for several months.
What to serve with chicken lazone?
Chicken lazone is a creamy recipe with the most luscious sauce that begs to be poured over something. Pasta is the obvious choice here. Rice is another great option.
You can also make this a filling dinner by serving this with some basmati rice or cauliflower rice. Some other veggies sides that we love with chicken lazone are:
Chicken Lazone Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (cut in half lengthwise so you have 4 thin pieces)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic (finely minced)
- 1 ¾ cups heavy cream (whipping cream)
Spice Blend
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon EACH: smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon EACH: sea salt and pepper
Instructions
- Mix the spice blend in a shallow bowl.1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 teaspoon EACH: smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning, ½ teaspoon EACH: sea salt and pepper
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a large, high-sided frying pan over medium-high heat.2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons butter
- Dredge the chicken in the spice blend then place it into the frying pan. Reserve any remaining spices. Cook the chicken until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Reduce the heat to medium if the chicken is browning too quickly. Remove the chicken from the pan.2 chicken breasts
- Add the garlic and let it cook for 1 minute. Add any remaining spice blend to the pan and mix it into the garlic. Add the cream and scrape the bottom of the pan to remove any bits that are stuck on.3 cloves garlic, 1 ¾ cups heavy cream
- Put the chicken and any accumulated juices back into the pan. Bring the pan to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the cream begins to thicken.
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This is a hit every time I make it! I have to double the seasonings and increase the heavy cream (we like extra sauce). But otherwise, perfect as written. We love it- none of the kiddos complain!
No complaints at dinner time is the best!!
Thx to your recipe
Family loved and super easy to make! I’ll definitely make this one again! I paired it with rice and a salad. Thanks for the great recipe!
That was an amazing recipe, Kristen! Even though it was my first time, I attempted to follow your advice religiously, and the result was fantastic. First, I can attest that it is chicken-la-freakingly-delicious. You can make the meal in no time and serve it with boiling rice and zesty potato salad. Lastly, leftovers taste even better the next day.
Absolutely delicious, and got rave reviews from the family. I actually used three chicken breasts and still had enough seasoning/sauce to go around. I paired it with the https://www.theendlessmeal.com/roasted-garlic-mashed-potatoes/ and some roasted broccoli. Will definitely make this again.
Could I substitute the heavy whipping cream for coconut cream? My wife cannot have any diary right now
Coconut milk will change the flavor a lot. I would opt for cashew cream, which is simply cashew butter mixed with water. It thickens like cream with a neutral flavor. You can check out this recipe to see the trick in use: https://www.theendlessmeal.com/creamy-garlic-mushrooms-bacon/
I made this tonight for dinner. So easy to make and super delicious, the family loved it. I served it with pasta, broccoli and carrots. Thank you so much.
Absolutely delish! The chicken was SO tender. Will definitely make again.
Can I substitute Coconut cream, or Coconut milk for the heavy cream??
I can’t do dairy anymore.
You could, but it will significantly change the flavor of the recipe.
Hello! Making this now with some game birds. Delicious but there’s no amount of garlic provided! We used a couple cloves.
Thank you for pointing that out! It’s been corrected. 🙂
HI KRISTEN:
THIS RECIPE LOOKS AMAZING! I’D LIKE TO TRY BUT ONLY HAVE BONELESS/SKINLESS CHICKEN BREASTS. CAN I SUB THE BREASTS FOR THIGHS? SERVING 8 PEOPLE……….PERHAPS 3 B/S LRG. CHICKEN BREASTS SLICED (LIKE CHICKEN TENDERS)?
Breasts will work just as well!
I made this tonight.. I did not care for the gravy. With heavy cream. It tast to bland. But the chicken was great.. Is there any alternatives for the gravy?
Made this last night and it was delicious! I didn’t have cream so I used almond milk instead and it was still so good.
Hi Melissa,
So great to know that it will turn out with almond milk too. So much lighter than cream!