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Skillet Sour Cream & Onion Chicken

This one-skillet dinner combines quick-cooking chicken cutlets with a creamy sauce of sliced onion and sour cream flavored with sherry. Fresh basil brightens up the dish.

Active Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Yield
Serves 4

How to Make It

1. Step
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cook the chicken, turning once, until browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part registers 165°F, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm.
2. Step
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pan. Add onion and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until soft and starting to brown, about 4 minutes. Add sherry and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 1 minute. Whisk sour cream and broth together in a glass measuring cup. Pour into the pan along with any accumulated chicken juices; cook, stirring, until bubbling, 1 to 2 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan and turn to coat. Sprinkle with basil, if desired.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • 1 pound chicken cutlets
  • ½ teaspoon salt, divided
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper, divided
  • 1 ½ cups halved and thinly sliced onion
  • ¼ cup dry sherry
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • Thinly sliced fresh basil leaves for garnish

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