Creamy Pepperoncini Chicken
Creamy Pepperoncini Chicken is a skillet recipe that combines chicken tenderloins and a rich, creamy sauce with roasted red peppers and a peppery kick from pepperoncini.
Equipment
- Large Cast Iron Skillet (13-inch)
Ingredients
Base Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 pounds chicken tenderloins
- salt
- pepper
- ½ medium onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, finely shredded or grated
- ½ cup sliced roasted red peppers drained well
- ½ cup sliced pepperoncini peppers drained well
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil over medium-high heat in a large cast iron skillet.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden brown on both sides. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
- Add onion to skillet and cook 3 minutes to soften.
- Add garlic and cook 2 minutes.
- Add chicken broth and cook until reduced by half.
- Stir in heavy cream and Italian seasoning. Return chicken to skillet.
- Simmer until heavy cream is reduced some and the chicken is cooked through.
- Turn heat to medium-low and add Parmesan cheese, roasted red peppers, pepperoncini peppers, and red pepper flakes.
- Stir until cheese is mixed in and melted.
- Check for seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 590kcal
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