
By Food52
Creamy Garlic Butter Chicken
This one-skillet oven baked chicken could very well become your next favorite meal. The juicy thighs are baked together with chickpeas in a creamy sauce loaded with garlic, herbs and crushed black peppercorns. We nestle unpeeled garlic between the chicken, so it can slowly roast in the butter sauce and become tender and sweet, adding an incredible extra flavor. Afterwards the cloves go perfectly on crusty bread and you can mop up all of that delicious sauce. This one skillet meal is absolutely amazing. The chicken is incredibly moist and infused with the most delicious flavors. It’s fuss-free and tastes so good. A crowd-pleasing dish that’s super easy to make, a true back-pocket recipe to have in your arsenal. You can serve it with orzo, baked potatoes or crusty bread, and a simple side salad. So let’s make the most delicious chicken dish, shall we? Hands down. It’s amazing. Pure joy. Can you use boneless-skinless chicken thighs or breasts? Yes! Just scale the bake time back about 10 minutes, as they will cook through quicker. You can add more veggies like spinach or cauliflower, or swap the chickpeas for butter beans. This recipe is flexible, it will still be amazing.
Updated at: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:48:38 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
35
Low
Glycemic Load
9
Low
Nutrition per serving
Calories990.7 kcal (50%)
Total Fat73.2 g (105%)
Carbs24.4 g (9%)
Sugars4.8 g (5%)
Protein53.7 g (107%)
Sodium919.5 mg (46%)
Fiber5.7 g (21%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings

8chicken thighs
bone-in, skin-on

1 x 400gcan chickpeas
drained

3garlic cloves
minced

1garlic head
whole

½ cupdry white wine

½ cupunsalted chicken stock

¾ cuphalf and half
or light cream 20%

40 gramparmesan
grated

1 teaspoonmustard
mild

3 tablespoonolive oil

2 tablespoonunsalted butter

salt

2 teaspoonblack peppercorns
freshly ground

5thyme sprigs

10sage leaves

½ teaspoonsmoked paprika

ground cumin

dried thyme

dried sage

chili flakes

salt

black pepper

1 tablespoonolive oil

1garlic clove
minced
Instructions
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