Mascarpone Chicken
With a delicious indulgent creamy sauce, this chicken mascarpone recipe feels quite indulgent but is so easy to make for a weeknight meal!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 403kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced lengthways
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
- ½ cup flour see notes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves minced or finely diced
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaves finely diced
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup mascarpone
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Slice the chicken breasts in half, lengthways. Season with salt and black pepper (if using), then dredge through the flour.
- Drizzle the olive oil in your skillet and sear and cook the chicken breasts for 5-6 minutes each side on a medium heat until browned and almost cooked through. The cook time will vary slightly depending upon the size of the chicken breasts. Remove from the skillet and set aside on a plate.
- Turn the heat to low, and drizzle in a touch more olive oil, if needed. Add the garlic and rosemary to the skillet, cook for a minute or so, and then pour in the chicken broth. Raise the heat so the chicken broth is lightly bubbling and cook for 3-4 minutes to reduce.
- Add the fresh thyme and mascarpone, and stir so the cheese melts into the chicken broth. Use tongs to place the chicken breasts back in the skillet and cook for a few more minutes so the mascarpone sauce reduces. Check your chicken for an internal temperature of 165F at the deepest point using a meat thermometer. Season with salt and black pepper to preference, and serve up!
Notes
- If you like a lot of sauce, simply increase the quantities of mascarpone, herbs and chicken broth used.
- Personally I tend to use spelt flour. Spelt scores 0 on the SIGHI list with a ? as a liberator. The step of dredging the chicken in flour can be skipped, if you prefer.
- Use a meat thermometer to check the chicken breasts are cooked through to an internal temperature of 165F.
- Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- spelt (flour) scores 0 with a ? as a liberator. Dredging the chicken is optional.
- chicken broth will depend upon ingredients used and cooking technique.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
- garlic, which scores 1.
Nutrition
Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 10673mg | Potassium: 355mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 436IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 2mg
