Chicken Lazone
Chicken breasts pan-fried in butter and a homemade seasoning mix with the most amazingly, out-of-this-world cream sauce! And it’s so easy!
The new house is slowly, but surely, coming together. I have no office or table just yet, nor a dining table or sofa, but the kitchen should be fully operational by tomorrow.
Now this is the last recipe I shot at the old house, and we definitely ended with a bang.
I mean with a cream sauce like this, you can’t go wrong. You just can’t.
Now I’ll let you decide what you want to do with that cream sauce.
Whether you want to guzzle it down, slurp it with a spoon, or put it over a bed of pasta, it is completely 100% up to you. There’s no judgments here. I promise.
Chicken Lazone
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut crosswise in half
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 1 pound linguine
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups half and half*
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
For the seasoning
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- To make the seasoning, combine paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, oregano and basil in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- In a gallon size Ziploc bag, add chicken, olive oil and paprika mixture, shaking to coat thoroughly.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook, flipping once, until cooked through, about 4-5 minutes on each side. Set aside and keep warm.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
- Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the skillet. Add garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in half and half until slightly thickened, about 4-5 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Stir in pasta and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately with chicken, garnished parsley, if desired.
Notes
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I’m so glad I decided to give this recipe a try! My husband said “this is restaurant quality”. I’d probably cut down on the paprika a smidge, but otherwise perfect!
AMAZING!! I don’t try new recipes often but so glad I tried this one!
I like spicy but may try adding mushrooms as other reviews have stated. I thought the sauce was a bit thin in the beginning, but it turned out perfect after adding the pasta. This is a keeper & will make it again.
I love all of your recipes. You never disappoint. Made this for hubby and me. Originally looking for a gluten free recipe and realized you served with pasta. We went with it.
I added sundried tomatoes. I’ll mix it up next time. Maybe cauliflower or broccoli mixed in with the sauce instead of pasta
So good!
Thanks for all the amazing recipes!
Could chicken be made in hotel pan in oven for bulk cooking?
Made this for dinner tonight…. OMG sooooo tasty!
The chicken has a bit of spice and compliments the creaminess of the sauce nicely.
I charred the chicken a bit, added brown mushrooms and a touch of cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
Most def making again 10/10!
I loved this receipe followed it completely i cooked the chicken in a large cast iron skillet which works great! Next time I will use cut up chicken tenderloins because I ended up slicing the chicken breasts! I also added maybe one Tbs of floor to make a roux with half and half but as your stirring your liquid in pan and bring it up to a boil its not needed because it will thicken when u add starch make sure it is off the heat so we have tons of sauce, excellent outcome I give it 5 stars!!
This was very tasty! The only problem I had was that my sauce didn’t thicken so it was very runny so definintely add something to thicken it unless you want runny sauce which was fine actually. In the picture it shows sauce on the chicken but in the directions it says to mix the spaghetti with the sauce. Either way, I like it very much and would make it again. I did not change the amounts of seasonings as others did and it was perfect. I did however use only 1.5 of the chicken breasts (I had cut 2 in half and 1.5 of them gave me 15.4 ounces so I didn’t bother trying to cut a small enough piece to make it an even pound).
Only tweak I made was to double the garlic and thicken my sauce as one reader suggested.
All I can say is ……… DAMN DELISCIOUS!!!!!
Made this for dinner tonight with a few modifications, upped the seasonings to 1 tsp rather then 1/2 tsp the recipe calls for and used the substitution of 3/4 c whiole milk + 1/4. heavy cream x2 and it came out perfect with just enough kick without it being too spicy. I served it over a bed of fettuccine and there was enough of the cream sauce to serve over the noodles. Will definitely be making this again. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
This dish tastes really good I enjoyed making it. One adjustment that I would recommend is only using a quarter teaspoon of cayenne pepper. I did not have unsalted butter regular butter seem to work just fine.
I didn’t see this addressed in the post: do you remove the chicken from the pan before you add the extra butter, garlic, and half and half?
How do you prevent the chicken from getting dark while cooking on stove? I have this problem a lot and usually have to add oil to the skillet when I cook with just butter. But I don’t want to ruin the sauce by doing this.
Hi, when I made it the first time I missed that part too. Yes, once you finish cooking the chicken you take it out and set it aside and make the cream sauce in the same pan.
How high is your pan getting when cooking the chicken? I use butter and have it on a medium high/ high heat for the inicial sear and then turn down the heat to cook the inside. When I first started pan searing chicken I would throw it in the oven for about 7 minutes at 350 depending on how thick the chicken was. This will give you the most moist chicken. (Also, a little more butter could never hurt 🙂 ) I hope that helped you some.
Good luck!
Wow! My husband and son were lamenting the fact that they missed eating out. Because of Covid, we haven’t eaten out in a restaurant since the beginning of March. This was a hit! And the guys thought it was better than a restaurant! Thanks for making our day! I followed the recipe as written. Perfect. It sure was damn delicious!
This really was damn delicious! My husband said it was one of the top 10 meals I’ve made.
Thank you!
Delicious. I will make this again. I browned my chicken then put it in the oven for 30 minutes. I used heavy cream and milk. Yum
This has been dubbed “chicken laziness” in our house thanks to an amusing autocorrect & how quick and easy it is to make. We double the spices and sauté garlic in the butter after removing the chicken for an extra boost of flavor. It quickly became a favorite weeknight meal that we’ve been devouring for a couple of years now – thank you!
I’ve made this many times and it’s always a winner. I’m thinking of making it for Christmas Eve dinner for 25. Could this be made the day before and heated up to avoid Christmas chaos in the kitchen?
Absolutely! 🙂
This is ridiculously yummy!! I didn’t have enough half and half so I used 2% milk and heavy cream. Not your cardiologist recommended recipe but it’s to die for!!
I make this at least twice a month. It’s amazing. I double all spices, and make sure I season with salt and pepper. I also double the garlic and add 1 TBLS of flour to the half and half. My husband says he could eat every day!! Thank you for this amazing recipe…
Had no cream so used 2% milk with sour cream. Added mushroom and onions with chicken and a little vino in sauce. Had it with rice pilaf. Great!
Absolutely delicious. Added extra garlic
With 6 people to cook for it’s difficult to please everyone. They ALL eat this meal. Winner in my book!!! I’ve used cream cheese when I didn’t have the half and half. It’s delicious no matter what you do.
That’s a great tip, Nicolle! So glad to hear you and your family enjoyed this one! 🙂
This recipe sounds so good but will it taste good without the cayenne powder? We don’t like spicy foods. Any advice appreciated.
Yes! It is amazing without the cayenne pepper too. I made it tonight. I’m not a fan of spicy either, so I just omitted it. This dish was a huge hit, but I did add almost a cup of Pecorino Romano to the cream sauce (and a little extra fresh garlic too.) Served it over bow tie pasta and even my picky kids loved it. Will definitely be making this again and will most likely double the chicken & cut into pieces. Best thing about this recipe is that I always have all of these ingredients on hand
How much cream cheese did you use?