Healthy Chicken in Parmesan Cream Sauce (NO Heavy Cream!)
Healthy Chicken in Parmesan Cream Sauce is so delicious and creamy, you'll never believe it doesn't actually include any cream at all! Made with homemade Cashew Cream Sauce, you'll never miss that heavy cream. This Creamy Parmesan Chicken is simply one of our favorite easy chicken recipes!
Night before prep: soak cashews in 3 cups of cool water leave them overnight in the fridge. If you can’t plan ahead make sure you let them soak for at least an hour.
Add in a blender the cashews & olive oil.
Slowly add the water from the cashews, and pulse until creamy. Stop adding water when the sauce is creamy but not too watery. This should be about ⅔ of the water.
CREAMY CHICKEN IN PARMESAN CREAM SAUCE INSTRUCTIONS
Salt & Pepper the chicken breasts
Use a non-stick pan to cook chicken in olive oil, on medium heat. Cook chicken for 7 minutes on each side.
Remove chicken from pan
Add 1 tbsp coconut oil in the same pan
Add the tomato, sliced onions and mushrooms in the pan and saute for 10 minutes, on medium heat.
While you saute the veggies, preheat your oven at 350F (180C)
Stir and slowly add the chicken broth, cashew cream and parmesan. Cook for 5 minutes
Add the cashew & parmesan sauce in casserole. Add the chicken on top and pop it in the oven for 10 minutes until golden brown
Remove from the oven, garnish with thyme stems and serve while warm!
Video
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