Cheesy Chicken and Chive Sauce

  4.3 – 36 reviews  • Sauces

Zucchini is combined with pantry staples and fresh zucchini to make these air fryer fritters. For a healthier take on a beloved snack and side dish, they are breaded and air-fried.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  2. 5 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into strips
  3. 3 tablespoons butter
  4. 1 clove garlic, minced
  5. 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  6. 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
  7. 1 cup whole milk
  8. 2 tablespoons coarse grained prepared mustard
  9. ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  10. ½ cup fresh chives, chopped

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute chicken until lightly browned; set aside. Melt butter in skillet, and saute garlic for 1 minute. Stir in flour, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Mix together cream and milk, then gradually whisk into flour mixture until smooth. Whisk in mustard. Return pan to medium heat, and stir constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in chicken, Parmesan and chives. Cook, stirring, until heated through.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 423 kcal
Carbohydrate 7 g
Cholesterol 150 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 28 g
Saturated Fat 18 g
Sodium 322 mg
Sugars 2 g
Fat 31 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Christian Young
Wonderful! I added cooked mushrooms into this delicious sauce!
Kelly Cook
Excellent recipe! I tried a whitish sauce for the first time using this recipe, and it turned out great! I skipped the mustard and added rosemary instead. Moreover, the sauce is excellent even without the chicken,
Rachel French
I’m giving it 4 stars because I found the sauce to be a little bland as the recipe called for. (I made it exactly as written) So I added some salt, pepper, onion powder and oregano for more flavor. Other than it being a little bland originally, it was delicious and relatively easy to make. It took a little longer than the time stated to cook, but that could easily be my fault. I’m just getting into really cooking things outside of the 10 meals I always make. So, I’m really trying to take my time and do the recipes right. My guys loved it and I will be making it again. Thanks!
Jeffery English
Easy to throw together with ingredients I always have in the kitchen. Yummy over penne or rotini. Would probably be good over rice as well. I usually add more cheese than the recipe calls for, because I love cheese!!
Samuel Green
My family loves this recipe! I have made it more than a few times.
Mr. Tyrone Tapia
I thought this was pretty good. Unfortunately, I forgot my husband is not a big fan of mustard. I disagree with the other review that says you could add more. I thought it smelled quite mustardy. I also disagree about the grease. I had even commented during dinner that I thought this sauce was a lot less greasy than other white sauces I’ve tried to make. It had a nice thick texture and good flavor.
Charles Williams
This tasted good. I would never say it didn’t taste good. I think you could add even more mustard, and it would taste even better. But it was SO GREASY! You won’t notice it as much when you’re eating it fresh, but if you re-heat it, you’ll be left with a LAKE of grease at the bottom of your plate. I may try it with lower-fat mlik and half and half if I make it again.
Rebecca Watkins
This is a wonderful recipe. The first time I made it just as written. The second time I didn’t slice the breasts but left them whole, topped with a roasted red bell pepper, then smothered all with the sauce. I served this over rice, and it really took 30 minutes or less to make. Thanks for the recipe!
Andrew Villa
Delicious! I used 1/4 cup of parmasean cheese and 1/4 cup of cheddar. I also used freeze dried chives. The recipe was great. I served it over some fettucine. I will definitely be making this one again!
Jesus Sullivan
this dish is really good, i added an extra clove of garlic and put a little garlic salt on the chicken when it was cooking, i like a lot of garlic… i thought my spicy mustard i have would have over powered everything else but i was way wrong, it came out perfect.. the mustard smell was strong, and you could definitely taste it in the sauce but it was not way too much mustard.. i served it over noodles as some other users suggested… i’ll be making this more often.
Chase Bowen
This dish is simply delicious and simple to make. I replaced the coarsed grained prepared mustard with your typical dijon mustard and the chives sauce turned out great. I recommend that you accompany this dish with the gourmet mushroom risotto recipe since both dishes have parmesan cheese and chives as ingredients. What a great combination! My girlfriend told me that it was the best supper I’ve ever prepared for her.
Cynthia Romero
I made this and my family loved it! I definitely recommend it. The only change I made was use sour cream and half & half instead of the heavy cream and it worked just fine.
Hannah Snyder
We enjoyed this recipe. It was a little too mustardy for me, so next time I’ll reduce the amount of that a litle bit. Also, I did add the juice from 1/2 a lemon. This recipe was quick and easy and I will be making it again.
Virginia Murray
Fabulous!!!!
Jodi Walters
This is a great base for pasta, I tried it and found myself adding some other bits and pieces as i went along. I added more Mustard and i also tried a squeeze of Lemon- which really hit the spot for me. I also added some fresh Herbs as i found it a little bland in the beginning.. add a handful of Corn and its a great balanced meal…
Karen Green
My family and I really liked this one. I had reservations about putting mustard in the sauce, but it was wonderful. You’d only be able to pick out a mustard flavor if someone told you about it. Pretty easy to make. I used slightly less than a full pound of pasta, though – I like a higher sauce:pasta ratio. I’ll be making this again soon. Thanks for the recipe!
John Walters
I made this for dinner last night and we thought it was pretty good. I followed the recipe almost exactly with a few minor exceptions. I used only 2 large chicken breasts and it was the perfect amount to feed 4 very hungry adults. I can’t imagine using 5 chicken breasts in this dish – there would be waaaay too much chicken IMHO. The only other change I made was to add a bit of chopped Italian parsley at the end for a hit of colour. In the end, we did like it, but found it to be a tad on the bland side (the mustard was the primary flavour). I might try this dish again, but I would increase the amount of garlic and chives…and of course salt and pepper the chicken while cooking.
Eric Stevens
AWESOME!!!
Manuel French
Average if you follow the recipe. We added more mustard and it really added some nice flavor. Goes great over pasta.
Mary Ramirez
This recipe is excellent! If you play with the ingredients a little you can flavor it towards whatever you want. I added some salt and pepper. If the sauce gets too thick just add a little more milk. The parmesan gave it a slight Alfredo taste which was good. I thought the amount of chives was too much but it was fine (I used dried.) Might use a little more garlic next time. All in all this chicken is VERY good!
Terry Guzman
I wasn’t sure of this recipe when I first made it but I had all of the ingredients so i tried. It was such a hit that my family wants it all of the time now!

 

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