This herb baked chicken with cream gravy is easy comfort food anytime of the year.
Comfort food. Whether you have been traipsing through the snow all afternoon or have had one “those” days at work it’s likely that there is some sort of food that you crave. There is something that smooths the most frayed nerves, wipes the slate clean on the most chaotic day, and creates a happy place where-ever you are.
If baked chicken with cream gravy is not one of those things then more than likely, once you make this recipe, it will be. The chicken breast is meltingly tender and juicy with a thin crust of herbs. A little butter is melted on top during the baking to give the chicken both flavor and a more golden color. Once plated, velvety smooth cream gavy is ladled over the top, steaming and fragrant with the drippings from the chicken.
And if that doesn’t entice you to give this a try I don’t know what will.
Menu Suggestion
- Baked Herbed Chicken with Cream Gravy
- Mashed potatoes
- Steamed broccoli
- Biscuits or rolls
- Honey butter
- Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp with Hot Buttered Bourbon Sauce or be classic with an apple crisp, warm from the oven with vanilla ice cream
Herbed Baked Chicken with Cream Gravy
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- 8 6- oz chicken breasts
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper as needed
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons drippings from chicken
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup half and half
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Mix herbs and rub over the chicken breasts
- Place chicken in a 13 x 9 inch dish
- Dot each chicken breast with 1/2 tablespoon of butter
- Bake until chicken reaches about 160F (20-30 minutes)
- Remove from oven, tent with foil and allow to stand while preparing the gravy. Chicken will finish cooking to 165F during standing time
- Add the drippings from the baking dish to a pan over medium heat
- Add butter and allow it to melt
- Add the flour and whisk until flour is thick and begins to get golden
- Add the milk and half and half whisking constantly
- Cook until gravy thickens
- Taste and add salt and pepper to taste
Joanie @ ZagLeft
Such a comforting dish. I love all those great spices you added, especially the smoked paprika.
Marye Audet
Thanks! I love smoked paprika so much. 🙂
Ashley (QLCC)
I wish it were socially acceptable to put gravy on every food. I make a killer jalapeno gravy that is sooo good I just want it all the time.
Stephanie @ Back for Seconds
Oh yes. This is comfort food, indeed! Looks so delicious!
Marye Audet
Thank you – it’s one of my favorites!
Rachel Cooks
What a perfect weeknight meal! Looks great!
Marye Audet
Thank you!
Alice
this sounds so good to me today! thanks for sharing! I have some chicken that I was undecided on and this fits the bill perfectly!
Marye Audet
Oh good! Stay warm!
Linda
I was thinking about dinner tonight and this is herbed chicken is just what my husband would like on a cold winter day. Thanks for the recipe. Linda @foodhuntress.com
Marye Audet
🙂 Yep it’s one of those foods that just hits the spot on cold days!!