Chicken breast is pounded thin to make it tender, then simmered gently in Dijon mustard cream sauce. Serve with rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.

Chicken with Mustard Cream Sauce over rice.

When someone in my family asks me the question, “What’s for dinner tonight?”, I won’t hesitate to say “Chicken with Mustard Cream Sauce, baby!”.

We eat chicken breast quite often just like millions of other families in all over the world. There are gazillion ways to cook chicken breasts. Here is one easy and *muy-deliciosa* chicken breast recipe that can please any family members in the house.

How to make chicken with mustard cream sauce

Chicken breast butterflied.

Pounding chicken breast with a rolling pin.

The lean chicken breast is pounded to insure the tenderness, then salted and coated with flour, and pan fried in a little bit of olive oil. It literally takes 2-3 minutes on each side to cook the breasts.

Splashing white wine.

The sauce is made with white wine, chicken stock, cream, Dijon mustard, and a little bit of sour cream. If you love chives, please go crazy with them. They are absolutely divine with the mustard cream sauce.

A piece of mustard cream sauce chicken.

As you can see the chicken breast is so tender and juicy since it is pounded. Serve this chicken with mustard cream sauce over the bed of rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes. We are the rice lovers, so we serve the dish over the rice. Fluffy white rice soaked with the delicious mustard cream sauce? Yup, my tummy is screaming for happiness. If you are worried of nutrition lacking white rice, you can serve with brown rice or quinoa.

Perhaps simple green salad would be all you need to accompany this simple meal. Dinner is well served and everyone is happy. Now, I have to think about what other chicken recipe I should try next time. Hmmmmm…..

~ Holly

Chicken with Mustard Cream Sauce in a skillet.

Mustard cream sauce chicken over rice.

Chicken with Mustard Cream Sauce

Servings: 2 people
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Chicken breast is pounded thin to make it tender, then simmered gently in Dijon mustard cream sauce. Serve with rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.
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Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breast halves
  • salt and pepper
  • flour
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil, divided
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/3 cup white wine
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1/3 cup cream
  • 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoon sour cream
  • 3 tablespoon fresh chives

Instructions 

  • Cut the chicken breast halves horizontally to get the half thickness. Place a piece of plastic wrap over the chicken and pound them to tenderize.
  • Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then coat them lightly with flour.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over medium heat, Saute the chicken breast until done, about 2-3 minutes per each side. Remove from the skillet.
  • Add the remaining olive oil in a skillet and fry garlic until fragrant. Splash the white wine and let it reduce. Add the chicken stock, cream, and mustard.
  • Return the chicken to the skillet and let the whole thing to simmer for 3-4 minutes, uncovered. Season the sauce with the salt and pepper if needed.
  • Lastly add the sour cream to the sauce and sprinkle fresh chives all over. Serve warm over rice, pasta or mashed potatoes.
Cuisine: Western
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Author: Holly Ford
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