Garlic Butter Chicken is a quick and easy recipe that combines chicken and baby potatoes with fresh garlic, butter, and mozzarella cheese. It pulls together quickly, making it an ideal protein-packed weeknight meal.
This delicious, easy chicken recipe is one of my son’s favorites and perfect for busy weeknights. The chicken is moist, tender, and flavorful. For the perfect meal, serve with a side of roasted asparagus, sauteed green beans, or garlic butter mushrooms.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
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- Chicken: Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
- Baby potatoes: I use Melissa’s Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes
- Butter: Unsalted or salted. If using salted butter, cut back on the amount of added salt.
- Red pepper flakes: If you have a delicate palate, skip the crushed red pepper and go for something milder like rosemary, thyme, or Italian seasonings.
- Cheese: Mozzarella, Italian blend cheese, or any combination of these.
How to make Garlic Butter Chicken
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- Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken breasts and place them in a casserole dish. Top with potatoes.
- Cook the garlic in the melted butter. Move the skillet off the heat and let the butter mixture cool for a few minutes.
- Pour it over the chicken and lightly sprinkle with red pepper flakes and dried parsley. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Top the chicken with an Italian blend and mozzarella. Place back in the oven and bake until the cheese is fully melted. Turn the broiler on for the last minute of cooking and lightly brown the top.
Preparation Tip
- Make sure you do not overcook the garlic. It only needs a minute or so in the butter on low heat. Minced garlic cooks very quickly and burns easily. Burnt garlic tastes bitter.
- You can increase the cheese or decrease the cheese depending on your taste. Try a sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese right before serving.
- Cooked chicken is done when a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast reaches 165 degrees.
- For a low-carb meal, skip the baby potatoes and replace them with bite-sized pieces of veggies like zucchini, asparagus, broccoli, and cauliflower.
What To Serve With Garlic Butter Chicken
- Salad: Italian salad, tomato salad, or Asian cucumber salad
- Vegetables: Creamed spinach, Bacon wrapped asparagus, or Roasted cauliflower
- Bread and Rolls: drop biscuits, beer bread, or hush puppies
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Garlic Butter Chicken Recipe
This quick and easy garlic butter chicken combines chicken breasts and baby potatoes in a fresh garlic butter sauce topped with mozzarella.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 467kcal
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- I lb. baby potatoes if larger than one-inch slice in half
- ½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes or less to taste
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- ½ cup shredded Italian blend cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken breasts and place in a single layer in a casserole dish. Top with baby potatoes.
- In a large skillet, melt butter over low heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Pour garlic butter over chicken and potatoes. Sprinkle with half the crushed pepper and half the dried parsley.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until chicken is almost cooked through. Top evenly with both kinds of cheese and the rest of the red pepper flakes and dried parsley. Bake an additional 3-5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Turn the broiler on for the last minute of cooking to lightly brown the tops but stay close by as broilers are unpredictable.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave at reduced power until warmed through.
- To freeze, first cool completely. Then add it to a freezer-safe bag or container and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat at reduced power in the microwave.
Nutrition
Calories: 467kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 158mg | Sodium: 487mg | Potassium: 466mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 1008IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 1mg
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Karen
Your recipe was delicious…I made it yesterday and everyone loved it. The combination of herbs and garlic with chicken is a match made in heaven, delicious!
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Karen!
Melody
This sounds perfect to make for dinner tomorrow and by coincidence I’m off to do a shop first thing. I know the whole family will enjoy this with the baby potatoes x
Claudia
This was amazing! I love the juicy chicken with the tender potatoes, and of course, all that CHEESE! Om nom nom.
Catherine Post
It is so hard to satisfy the taste buds of my large family. This buttery, deliciousness was perfect and loved by all.
Beth
This was so delicious! I did not have baby potatoes so I cut up some russets. They took A LOT longer to cook than the chicken. So I just removed the chicken when it was done and let the potatoes cook longer. Then I added the chicken back. I put Parmesan on the chicken and potatoes before topping with the mozzarella. Served with a side Caesar salad it was the perfect meal! Everyone in the family enjoyed it.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Beth! I am so happy that everyone liked it!
Vickie
Made this last night and had leftovers tonight. It’s amazing, and the flavors are perfect
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much, Vickie!
Sherry Christiansen
I didn’t have red pepper flakes, but did have Cajun seasoning, so used that instead. Also I’m a full time rver and hate using my oven, so cooked in the air fryer on 375⁰ for 24 min before adding cheese. It came out delicious and will definitely become a go to.
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much, Sherry, I am so glad that you liked it!
Alison Saalbach Corey
The spices used in this recipe are perfectly balanced. They add depth and warmth to every bite.
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Alison! So glad that you like the garlic chicken.
Tayler
This is my new go to chicken recipe! We had it last night and it was fantastic!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Tayler, so glad that you liked the chicken.
Kushigalu
This garlic butter chicken looks fantastic. Thanks for the recipe.