Tender chicken meat goes well with any sour cream-based sauce. It is sour cream that gives the meat juiciness and flavor, deepening and emphasizing the taste of natural poultry.
Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan is a dish that does not require much time to prepare or any special skills. The absolute advantage of the chicken breast in sour cream sauce recipe is its budget. Sour cream can be found in any housewife’s refrigerator, and chicken is the most popular and most affordable meat in our country.
Don't worry, the sour cream sauce in this recipe may taste like "flakes." Thanks to starch, the gravy will be airy and uniform in consistency. It will prevent the sour cream from curdling when heated without changing its taste.
Step-by-step video recipe
We will tell you in detail how to cook chicken breast in sour cream in a frying pan in this article.
Ingredients
- chicken meat (fillet) – 700 gr.;
- sour cream – 300 gr.;
- corn starch - 2 tbsp. l.;
- onions – 1 pc.;
- garlic – 1-2 cloves;
- salt, pepper, spices - to taste;
- vegetable oil - for frying.
How to cook chicken breast in sour cream in a frying pan
Wash and peel the onion, finely chop it into cubes and fry until transparent.
Cut the fillet into small pieces and add them to the onion. If you decide to cook other parts of the chicken, first fry them separately from the onion until golden brown, then combine the ingredients.
Cook the chicken and onions for 10 minutes.
Mix the sauce. To do this, add spices and herbs to the sour cream, add salt, and mix everything thoroughly. The thickness of the sauce can be adjusted by the fat content of the sour cream. If the gravy is very thick, thin it with chicken or vegetable broth. Don’t be afraid to dilute with boiled water if nothing else is at hand. Sour cream can be replaced with heavy cream. In this case, you will get a creamy sauce, which is no less tasty.
Pour the resulting sauce into the pan. Mix all parts of the future dish.
Dissolve corn starch in 50 ml of warm boiled water. In preparation, you can use potato starch instead of corn starch or regular wheat flour. If you knead flour, increase the amount to 4 tablespoons.
White sauces go perfectly with chicken. They soak the bird well, impart a delicate taste and highlight the aroma. The base can be made from milk, cream, but sour cream is especially popular. It allows you to experiment with yourself, easily accepts any ingredients, and goes well with any side dishes from boring buckwheat to the famous Italian pasta.
Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan - general cooking principles
To cook chicken in a frying pan, fillet is most often used, but you can also use pieces with skin. White meat cooks faster than drumsticks or thighs, which is why mixing is not recommended. To stew in sauce, it is better to cut the bird into small pieces so that the sour cream penetrates well into the fibers. Sometimes the fillets are pre-marinated; there is a recipe for this below.
Sour cream for the sauce can be used in its pure form or diluted with water, broth, or soy sauce. It is undesirable to use an acidic product; it will worsen the taste of the bird. It's better to send it to baked goods. Sour cream sauce can be added directly to the frying pan, but more often it is poured over fried pieces of poultry, which gives the dish a better taste.
What can be added to the dish:
Spices are added in the middle of cooking or at the very end. In addition to salt, black pepper, curry, and sweet paprika go well with chicken. When it comes to greens, it is better to give preference to dill; it is better not to add parsley. Bay leaf is a controversial addition. It perfectly enhances the dish, but it is not recommended to keep it in hot sauce for more than 10 minutes.
Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan (with garlic)
For this chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan, chicken fillet is used. The dish will be prepared in just 20 minutes, which not every side dish can boast of.
400 g chicken fillet;
3 cloves of garlic;
A little dill, salt;
1. Cut the washed fillet into strips, about half a centimeter thick. Place it on the table, sprinkle two tablespoons of flour on top, and mix the chicken with your hands.
2. Heat the oil.
3. Place the flour-breaded chicken. Fry over high heat for about five minutes. Water should not come out of the meat, the dish should not be stewed. Stir.
4. Combine sour cream with chopped garlic, season with spices, dilute with water. Stir well.
5. Pour the sauce over the chicken, distribute evenly over the pan, and stir.
6. Cover the frying pan and simmer the white meat for about 10-12 minutes. After boiling, you need to reduce the heat.
7. Season the dish with dill and turn it off. You can throw a small bay leaf on top, but only for a while, then it’s better to take it out so that the sauce does not develop a bitter taste.
Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan with mushrooms
A very popular dish of chicken and mushrooms, which is also cooked in a frying pan. It goes great with Italian pasta, boiled potato side dishes, and buckwheat. This recipe also uses fillet.
300 g chicken fillet;
1. Pour some oil into a frying pan and place it on the stove to heat up.
2. Cut the chicken into cubes, as in the previous recipe, sprinkle with flour, put in oil, fry the bird for about five minutes until golden brown.
3. Remove the chicken from the frying pan. If there is little oil left, add a few tablespoons.
4. Slice the mushrooms, it is best to use champignons, they cook quickly and do not require pre-cooking. Fry for about ten minutes.
5. Cut the onion and add to the mushrooms. Fry together for a few minutes, return the fried chicken pieces to the pan.
6. Mix sour cream with salt and add half a glass of water. You can pepper the sauce.
7. Pour over the mushrooms and chicken and bring to a boil.
8. Make the fire slightly below medium. Simmer the dish covered for about ten minutes.
9. Two minutes before the end of stewing, add a chopped clove of garlic. And before turning off the stove, season the dish with herbs.
Marinated chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan (with nuts)
An amazing recipe for chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan. Only walnuts are used. The bird requires preliminary marinating.
2 chicken fillets (0.5-0.6 kg);
2 tbsp. l. walnuts;
1 clove of garlic;
15 g butter.
1. Cut the chicken into 20 gram pieces. Place in a bowl.
2. Add one chopped clove of garlic, salt, in general, you can use any seasonings, an excellent solution is a ready-made mixture for poultry.
3. Add sour cream. Stir the fillets. Cover the bowl and leave the bird to marinate for an hour. If the chicken will be kept longer, it is better to put the bowl in the refrigerator.
4. Melt a piece of butter in a frying pan, add the chicken along with sour cream, and bring the sauce to a boil.
5. Reduce heat, cover the pan and simmer for fifteen minutes.
6. Chop the walnuts, you should get two full spoons. Pour into a dry frying pan and fry for a couple of minutes until golden brown.
7. Sprinkle the finished dish with nuts, cover and turn off. Let the bird steep in sour cream for about ten minutes.
Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan (wings)
One of the options for a chicken dish made from pieces with skin. For sour cream sauce you will need a little ketchup; you can use any tomato sauce of any spice.
2 cloves of garlic;
1. Rinse the wings. If feathers are visible, they need to be removed. We cut off the outer phalanx, on which there is no meat. We don't need the bone, we throw it away. Next, cut the wings in half. They can be cooked whole, but they will not fit compactly in the pan.
2. Heat a thin layer of oil in a frying pan, add the wings, fry over high heat until golden brown.
3. Combine sour cream with ketchup, pour in 100 ml of water, stir well. Add spices to the dish, squeeze out the garlic.
4. Pour the sauce over the fried wings and simmer until done under the lid.
Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan with onions and soy sauce
A version of amazing sour cream sauce in a frying pan with chicken. The dish acquires an exquisite aroma and very pleasant taste thanks to the addition of soy sauce.
Two chicken fillets;
Two onions;
0.2 cups soy sauce;
Butter, herbs, flour.
1. We start with the onion. We clean the heads, cut them in half and cut them into half rings. If the onion is large, you can cut it again. There is no need to make the pieces thin, otherwise they will burn.
2. Place in a heated frying pan with 2-3 tablespoons of oil and start frying.
3. Quickly cut the chicken into strips, dust with flour, but you can do without it. With flour, the sauce will become thicker, and a crust will appear on the fillet.
4. Move the onion to the side, which has begun to become transparent. Add the chicken, cook for three minutes, stir.
5. Combine onion and chicken, stir everything together in a frying pan. Make the fire a little less than medium.
6. Prepare the filling. Combine sour cream with soy sauce, add a pinch of pepper, stir well. If the sour cream is fatty, then you can add 80-100 ml of water.
7. Pour the chicken with onions, simmer until soft, but do not overcook. Otherwise, the fillet will become dry and tough.
Green beans with chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan
You can use frozen or fresh green beans for this recipe. In the second option, they need to be cut into pieces no larger than 5 cm.
300 g chicken fillet;
1. Boil water, add beans, boil after boiling for four minutes. Place the pods in a colander.
2. Cut the onion into strips, place in a heated frying pan, adding oil. Fry for a minute.
3. Cut the chicken fillet into the same pieces as the beans. Add to the frying onions. Cook together for about five minutes.
4. Add beans to the chicken and mix well.
5. Cut the pepper into strips and add to the dish.
6. Mix sour cream with salt, add to vegetables, stir, cover the frying pan. Simmer for about seven minutes.
Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan (with cheese)
An option for a very quick and simple dish that does not require many ingredients. You can change the taste using all kinds of spices.
1. Cut the washed and dried chicken fillet into strips or small cubes.
2. Melt a piece of butter and add the bird. Fry until half cooked over medium heat. This will take approximately six or seven minutes.
3. Mix sour cream with water, grate the cheese and also add to the sauce. Pepper and salt to your taste.
4. Pour the cheese mixture into the frying pan with the fried fillet. Stir.
5. Cover and cook the chicken in the cheese sauce for about five more minutes on the lowest heat.
Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan - useful tips and tricks
If there is not enough sour cream for the sauce, you can add a little mayonnaise or cream.
It is not necessary to dilute sour cream with water. It is better to use chicken or mushroom broth for this purpose; vegetable broth will also work.
If the sauce turns out to be liquid, you can add a little flour dissolved in water or milk and boil the dish for a minute. The cheese that needs to be melted will also make the mixture thicker.
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When a housewife is faced with the task of making a quick, tasty and nutritious dinner, there is a high probability that a recipe with poultry will be chosen. Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan is one of the best dish options without threatening your figure and without compromising your free time. How to properly prepare gravy and work with poultry in a frying pan?
How to make chicken sauce from sour cream
Professionals, when talking about basic sauce recipes, always mention white or sour cream. It can be found in the cuisine of almost any country, and the number of modifications of the classic recipe can no longer be counted. The basis of the sauce is sour cream, the fat content of which is determined only by taste requirements - it is much more important to take a fresh product, otherwise the mass will divide into fractions and curdle when heated.
The recipe may contain butter. It is possible to add milk or cream. To increase the thickness of the working mass, use flour or starch. The remaining ingredients are primarily responsible for the taste. It can be:
- White wine;
- tomato paste;
- greenery;
- barberry;
- fresh basil;
- mushrooms.
Some housewives make sour cream sauce for chicken in a frying pan in advance and use it when serving the dish without heating it. For this purpose, it is advisable to do one of two variations:
- The classic low-calorie sauce consists of a glass of sour cream, half a teaspoon of sugar and salt, and a pinch of ground black pepper. The ingredients are mixed and whipped, the mass is cooled.
- The best savory version for chicken is a couple cloves of garlic, half a cup of sour cream, a pinch of dried basil and salt.
How to cook chicken in sour cream in a frying pan
There are several ways to make such a dish: some housewives like to fry the meat separately and garnish with gravy just before serving. Others prefer to simmer chicken fillet in sour cream in a frying pan so that it is soaked in this sauce and becomes tender. Some people pre-boil the chicken, cook the vegetables separately under sour cream, mix at the very end and let it sit for a couple of minutes. Any of the recipes deserves attention, so below are the most popular and varied ideas for preparing this dish.
Classic recipe
This method of working with poultry will appeal to housewives who save their time. The meat does not need to be marinated; all ingredients are added almost simultaneously. You can use any parts of the chicken, but they must be the same. Those. Do you cook only the legs, or only the wings, etc. Different parts will cook unevenly. Ingredients:
- chicken – 0.8 kg;
- onions – 2 pcs.;
- vegetable oil;
- salt - to taste;
- spices;
- sour cream – 2/3 cup;
- boiled water – 1/3 cup;
- premium flour - 1 tbsp. l. with top.
Chicken in a frying pan in sour cream sauce is prepared like this:
- Blot the poultry parts with a paper towel - this will ensure a crispy crust. Rub with salt and sprinkle with spices if desired.
- Heat a frying pan with oil and fry the chicken until golden brown all over.
- Empty the pan (remove the chicken for a while) and add onion half rings. When they become transparent, add flour. Cook for a couple of minutes.
- In a separate bowl, combine sour cream with water, add salt, and add spices. Add this mixture to the onion and flour.
- Cook the sour cream sauce over low heat until it thickens.
- Put back the fried chicken. Covered, it will cook for about another half hour.
Diet chicken breast
This dish has many advantages, the main one of which is its low calorie content. The less fatty sour cream you use, the more your figure will thank you. The greens present in the recipe improve the digestion of chicken meat. It is recommended to serve the dish with vegetables or pasta if you have a workout planned after the meal.
Set of ingredients:
- chicken fillet – 2 pcs.;
- sour cream 10% - half a glass;
- green onion;
- parsley;
- salt.
Chicken breast in sour cream sauce in a frying pan is prepared simply and quickly:
- Cut the fillet into small pieces, add water to the pan and add salt. Simmer under the lid until soft: with low burner power, this will take 35-40 minutes.
- Pour in sour cream and sprinkle with spices if desired. Stir and simmer for another 4-5 minutes.
- Add chopped green onions and serve.
Chicken fillet with mushrooms
An exquisite dish for a holiday table, perfectly complemented by dry white wine and any long Italian pasta. The best combination of mushrooms with chicken is champignons and chanterelles. If desired, the finished dish can be baked before serving, first sprinkled with soft cheese: mozzarella, suluguni. The set of ingredients is simple:
- chicken – 700 g;
- mushrooms – 250 g;
- sour cream 15% - half a glass;
- garlic clove;
- soy sauce – 1/5 cup;
- slice of lemon;
- nutmeg - on the tip of a knife;
- butter;
- salt.
Stewed chicken in a frying pan in sour cream sauce can be prepared quickly:
- If you took breasts, they need to be cut into large pieces. If you are using other parts of the bird (legs, wings), no additional actions need to be taken.
- Heat a frying pan with oil and fry the chicken in it. When it acquires a characteristic golden hue, add chopped mushrooms.
- Combine sour cream with soy sauce, garlic squeezed through a press and lemon juice. Add nutmeg.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and mushrooms and cover the pan with a lid. Further slow cooking of the dish will take about a quarter of an hour.
With mustard
Tender and quick poultry goulash is interesting for its unusual taste. An ideal side dish would be mashed new potatoes or brown rice. For two medium-sized servings you need:
- chicken breasts – 2 pcs.;
- bulb;
- tomato paste without additives – 2 tbsp. l.;
- sour cream – 3 tbsp. l.;
- mustard seeds – 1 tsp;
- dried thyme - to taste;
- cinnamon – 1/3 tsp;
- paprika;
- salt;
- vegetable oil.
Chicken goulash in a frying pan in sour cream sauce is prepared as follows:
- Remove the skin from the breasts, wash and cut into equal pieces. Marinate with thyme, salt and cinnamon.
- Combine sour cream with tomato paste, paprika and mustard seeds.
- Fry the chopped onion, add chicken pieces in small portions so that they are freely fried on all sides.
- Pour in sour cream sauce, simmer for 17-20 minutes, cover with a lid.
An appetizing dish of Uzbek cuisine with the melodious name gulchehra is pieces of juicy chicken stewed in sour cream and milk with the addition of onions, garlic, herbs and spices.
There are many options for preparing this dish, but mostly these are classic and non-classical recipes. The first includes only the required minimum of ingredients, while the second can be modified and improved with the help of additional components.
For example, if you prepare gulchekhra with the addition of the aromatic seasoning hop-suneli, then Georgian notes will appear in the dish. Chicken broth will add fat and nutrition to the meat. Chicken gulchehra, cooked with adjika, will acquire a piquant sourness.
Chicken in sour cream sauce in a frying pan
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken meat (any parts)
- 3–4 onions
- 10 cloves of garlic
- 150 ml milk
- 10 tbsp. l. sour cream
- 2 tbsp. l. flour
- 1 tsp. Sahara
- 1 tsp. khmeli-suneli
- dill or green onions to taste
- salt and black pepper to taste
- sunflower oil for frying
Preparation
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Chicken stewed in sour cream is an easy dish to prepare that does not require special culinary skills or the use of expensive ingredients. Sour cream can be combined with any spices, and fresh herbs reveal a special aroma. Chicken can be cooked in a frying pan, in the oven, in a casserole, and you can add any vegetables, mushrooms or dried fruits to it.
Tender and flavorful chicken in sour cream sauce is especially suitable for those on a diet. To prepare it, take chilled poultry, rich sour cream, as well as herbs and spices. Read how to stew chicken in a frying pan here. And then you will have a delicious, and most importantly, incredibly appetizing dinner.
Chicken meat;
Two onions;
A glass of sour cream;
Three cloves of garlic;
Two spoons of flour;
Seasonings, oil.
Cooking method:
1. Take a whole chicken carcass and divide it into portions. Season the meat with salt and other seasonings of your choice.
2. For frying, it is better to prepare a frying pan with high sides. Heat oil in it and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown.
3. After, add chopped onion to the meat, then flour and a little paprika for color and taste. Stir the mixture and fry for another couple of minutes.
4. Mix sour cream with chopped garlic and place in a frying pan. Pour in water, cover the container and simmer the meat for 20 minutes.
If you cook chicken using different kitchen appliances, then each finished dish will have its own, special taste. And now we will cook chicken in sour cream in the oven.
Ingredients:
Three onions;
A glass of sour cream;
Salt, spices.
To prevent the sauce from turning out too fatty, the bird carcass must be cleaned of visible fat, since the oven is not a grill and all the fat will go into the sauce.
Also, do not use coarse spices in the recipe, which can overpower the delicate taste of chicken meat. Just add a little herbs, ground pepper and turmeric for color.
Cooking method:
1. Chop the chicken into pieces, season with spices and leave for 15 minutes.
2. Chop the onion into half rings and place on the bottom of the baking dish.
3. Place chicken pieces on an onion bed, pour sour cream over them and bake in the oven for 30 - 35 minutes. Temperature – 180°С
Preparing a hearty but healthy dinner is quite simple. To do this, you need to take chicken, some vegetables and simmer it all in sour cream and potatoes. The result is tender chicken meat with a flavorful and satisfying side dish.
Ingredients:
Poultry carcass;
Six potato tubers;
Two carrots;
Two onions;
A glass of sour cream;
Spices, oil.
Cooking method:
1. It is better to divide the chicken carcass into small pieces. Cut the potatoes into cubes, chop the onion, and grate the carrots.
2. Melt the butter in a cauldron, in which we first sauté the onions and carrots. As soon as the onion becomes transparent, add chicken pieces, salt and pepper and fry the meat and vegetables for 10 minutes.
3. Afterwards, add potato cubes, add sour cream and mix the mixture. Pour in the water, cover the cauldron with a lid and simmer the dish for another 40 minutes.
Stewed chicken with sour cream in a slow cooker
A multicooker in the kitchen is an opportunity to quickly and tasty feed your family. Stewed dishes turn out very tender and appetizing. And now we offer a simple recipe for preparing chicken meat with sour cream and sweet pepper.
Ingredients:
Carrot;
Bulb;
Sweet fleshy pepper;
1.5 cups sour cream;
Seasonings, oil.
Cooking method:
1. To make the chicken more juicy, it should be marinated. To do this, mix the oil with any herbs and coat the chicken pieces with the resulting mixture.
2. Set the multicooker to “Frying” and cook the meat until golden brown. Then add chopped onions and carrots, fry the chicken and vegetables for another 10 minutes.
4. After the sound signal, add chopped herbs and leave the dish for a while in the “Warming” mode.
With added mushrooms
Chicken cooked in sour cream with the addition of mushrooms is called Russian julienne by many. Indeed, in taste and aroma this dish is in no way inferior to the traditional French appetizer.
Ingredients:
Chicken meat;
150 g porcini mushrooms;
160 ml sour cream;
Bulb;
80 g soft cheese;
Spices.
Cooking method:
1. First of all, boil the porcini mushrooms for 10 minutes. Then cut them into cubes and fry them in butter along with chopped onions.
2. Chop the chicken into small pieces and fry them separately until golden brown.
3. Then combine the meat with mushrooms and onions, fill small molds with the resulting mass. Pour sour cream over their contents and sprinkle with cheese shavings. Bake for 15 minutes, temperature – 190 degrees.
You can prepare the dish not only in the oven, but also in a frying pan. This stewed chicken with mushrooms in sour cream turns out just as tasty and appetizing.
Chicken fillet in sour cream and garlic sauce
Recently, many housewives have been preparing chicken meat with the addition of cream or sour cream. This is explained by the fact that thanks to the creamy sauce, the meat turns out tender and juicy, and the addition of spices and garlic makes the taste rich and piquant.
Ingredients:
Chicken fillet;
Bulb;
Two cloves of garlic;
230 ml sour cream;
Spices.
Cooking method:
1. Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces, chop the onion into half rings, and chop the garlic into small pieces.
2. Saute the onion in heated oil until transparent, then add pieces of meat and fry it until golden brown.
3. Season the meat with spices, pour in sour cream, cover with a lid and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.
4. Then pour in the garlic and mix again. Simmer the dish for five minutes and remove from heat.
Cooking with vegetables
Chicken meat goes perfectly with any vegetables. Therefore, if you have a tomato or zucchini in your refrigerator, as well as a jar of sour cream, then you are almost ready for a full-fledged delicious dinner.
Ingredients:
Chicken meat;
Zucchini;
Carrot;
Three potatoes;
Sweet fleshy pepper;
Bulb;
Three garlic cloves;
220 ml sour cream;
Salt, spices, herbs.
Cooking method:
1. Cut chicken meat into portions, vegetables into small cubes.
2. Fry chicken meat in hot oil, then add vegetables: first potatoes, then onions, carrots and peppers, and after 5 - 7 tomatoes, zucchini and spices. Stir and simmer with the lid closed for 15 minutes.
3. Add chopped herbs and garlic to the sour cream. Pour this sauce over the meat and vegetables, simmer the dish for five minutes and turn off the heat.
With prunes in sour cream
Prunes are the most common dried fruit used in preparing meat dishes.
Stewed chicken with dried plums will taste like a dish cooked over a fire, as prunes add a subtle “smoked” note to the meat.
If you don’t like the taste of smoked meat, then you can use dried prunes, which will give the dish a sweetish taste.
Ingredients:
Poultry meat;
70 g prunes;
Two to three cloves of garlic;
Bulb;
120 ml sour cream;
Spices, oil for frying.
Cooking method:
1. Cut the chicken into arbitrary pieces, cut the onion into half rings, chop the garlic, and cut the dried plums into small pieces.
2. Pour oil into a hot frying pan and fry the meat in it. As soon as the chicken pieces become golden brown, add onion and garlic to them. Add salt, spices, sour cream and a glass of water. Stir and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add pieces of dried plums and cook the dish for another 15 minutes over low heat.
In preparing such dishes, you can use dried or fresh chili instead of garlic.
The store often sells cereal that will give the dish not only a piquant taste, but also serve as a decoration.
It is important to note that you should not use cold sour cream to prepare the sauce. It should be at room temperature. With it, the sauce will not separate when interacting with hot meat.