Creamy Italian Chicken and Zucchini Skillet
Creamy Italian Chicken and Zucchini Skillet all made in one pan with a delicious creamy tomato sauce. Serve this over pasta or rice for an easy weeknight dinner!
I wanted to share this Creamy Italian Chicken and Zucchini Skillet with you just in time for the weekend.
This is an EASY meal you can make that looks all fancy and stuff. You all know what I am talking about – the best kind of meal there is. Also, anything with the world “Italian” in the title has to be good, right? (you can see my Italian food collection here). Maybe I’m just biased.
Mr. Wishes and I loved this Creamy Italian Chicken and Zucchini Skillet for dinner and I have a good feeling that you will too. The chicken comes out nice and tender, the spices are just right, and the sauce is the real show-stopper. I love creamy tomato sauces loaded with good-quality melted cheese! Just like my Lemon Butter Chicken recipe, you can make this entire dish in one skillet – gotta love it.
This meal is not low-fat by any means, so put on your stretchy pants before consuming. You can consider that your warning. Also, it still can be considered healthy despite the cream sauce and added cheese, because, hello….zucchini is added in to the mix.
I am WAY behind in the times with zucchini season but I wanted to at least get one out there before summer is over. I can’t believe I just said that – I’m in total denial over here about my precious summer winding down. On that note – I’m going outside to sit in the sun. I’ve done enough “work” for the day, right? Enjoy!
- 1 pound chicken cutlets (4 or 5 cutlets)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 zucchini, cut into rounds about ½ inch thick
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 14.5 ounce can tomato sauce
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- ⅓ cup Garlic & Herb flavored soft cheese (I used President Cheese brand)
- Heat skillet over medium high heat.
- Add olive oil to the pan. Pat the chicken cutlets dry with a paper towel, then season them with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- When oil is hot, add chicken breasts and cook 4-5 minutes.
- Flip chicken breasts and cook another 4-5 min until chicken is cooked through. Don't overdo it or chicken will end up dry.
- Remove chicken breasts from pan and place on a plate; set aside.
- Add zucchini and garlic to skillet. Saute for about 1 minute on each side, turning zucchini over with a fork.
- Add chicken stock to skillet and bring to boil over medium heat, about 2 minutes. Stir frequently, scraping up any chicken or zucchini pieces stuck to the bottom of the pan.
- Stir in cream, allow to simmer for about 4 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce to the skillet. Allow to simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Reduce heat, add cheeses, stir. Return chicken to pan and allow to simmer until ready to serve and chicken is heated through.
- Serve over pasta or rice - this recipe makes plenty of sauce to cover it. Enjoy!
This looks like a beautiful dish of comfort food! I’m not feeling well today and know that this dish would totally help me feel better!
I kind of feel like I would want to lick up that sauce!! haha looks delicious! Have a great weekend!
This sure looks way way fancy! Such a flavorful dish, Ashley!
hope you have a great weekend!
I love the sound of this sauce, and that this healthy meal comes together so quickly! I have everything to make it, so I think it has to go on the menu this weekend.
New ways to use zucchini are always welcome at this time of year! It seems to take over the garden and grow inches overnight. I’ll definitely be giving this one a try soon.
This the definition of comfort – I love this recipe Ashley! Plus – a one pan plan, even better 🙂
I am loving this dish. I always think is a great idea to include veggies in an already delicious dish to just make it better for us.
This looks fabulous…and I have lots of stretchy pants so I can eat this all the time. Right?
Stretchy pants meals are the best! great recipe!