One-skillet creamy garlic red pepper chicken. This juicy pan-fried chicken with sun-dried tomatoes and bell peppers in a creamy garlic sauce is simply amazing.
The flavorful sauce infuses every single bite of this fail-proof dinner. It’s made ultra creamy with Parmesan and jazzed up with crispy pancetta. All ingredients match perfectly with each other, it’s finger-licking good.
Chicken fillets get meltingly tender and juicy thanks to a simmer in this creamy sauce. It’s surprisingly easy to make on weeknights and super delicious to feel extra special.
This recipe bursts with a variety of flavors, from salty Parmesan to sweet bell pepper and sun-dried tomatoes. It’s ultra creamy with a hint of spice from the pepper flakes. Garlic, onion, white wine and cream swirl together to make an ultra-savory sauce that pairs perfectly with juicy chicken. It will leave you craving for more!
Grab some crusty bread to mop up all of those gorgeous flavors, and let’s get cooking. It’s a super hearty and versatile recipe you’ll want to add to your regular dinner rotations.
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step video.
What to serve with creamy red pepper chicken?
Here are a few things to make it a meal:
- crusty bread and a big lettuce salad
- creamy cucumber salad
- pasta, mashed potatoes, or polenta
- roasted veggies like cauliflower or broccoli
- fries
- baked sweet potatoes
- rice
RECIPE NOTES
- swap chicken for steak, pork tenderloin or shrimp
- add extra veggies like eggplant, zucchini, spinach or kale
- chicken thighs also work well here
- if you want to decrease the cooking time, slice the chicken fillets horizontally to create thin cutlets. Then sauté them to golden brown
- make this dish vegetarian by adding cauliflower or potatoes instead of chicken
- use heavy cream, half-and-half or cooking cream
- swap parsley for fresh basil or oregano
More one-pan dinners, please!
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Calories Per Serving: 613 kcalCreamy Garlic Red Pepper Chicken
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LOOOVE this dish! Made it twice already this week.
Thank you!
Fantastic, love hearing that! Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try!