One Skillet Chicken with Green Beans and Mushrooms boasts fresh ingredients only. You will not find any canned cream soup here. Instead, lots of buttery flavor in those string beans! This 30 minute one pan chicken recipe can also be made ahead. Perfect for busy weeknights!
This chicken and green bean thing is buttery goodness you need this week. All you need is about 30 minutes and there you have a delicious dinner. One pan meals make your life so much easier! Besides, you can make this green bean mushroom casserole type meal in the skillet without turning your oven on. What’s even better – you can make it a couple of days ahead and it will store nicely in the fridge!
A protein and a veggie side dish all made in a single skillet is my dream come true. And if you like tender and juicy mushrooms covered in the rich and comforting cheesy garlic sauce, you’ve got this combination right here! Use regular string beans, or French beans.
Why make this one pan chicken recipe
- Do you love flavor? The combination of a few simple ingredients and seasonings, along with minced garlic and butter, produces the most amazing melt in your mouth results.
- How about making it in under 30 minutes? That’s right, only thirty minutes. This green bean dish comes together so quickly, you won’t have time for a nap.
- Fewer dishes to wash! You just can’t go wrong with only having to clean up one single pan at the end of the meal. Especially if you don’t like to spend as much time on kitchen cleanup as you spend on its preparation. This chicken and green bean dish is the answer.
What kind of green beans to use
- Green beans is a general name that covers many related types of beans. And it is also used to describe the most common type, which are a variety called Blue Lake. Those are the classic green beans. Yes, the ones we all grew up with and that our grandmothers called string beans! They are very long at 5-7 inches in length.
- French beans, also known as Haricot vert are a thinner, shorter variety. They usually measure about 4-inches long and shorter than regular green beans. The big plus is that they cook in about half the time, and are more tender than Blue Lake green beans.
- I prefer to use French beans, but string beans will work in this recipe as well. Just make sure to cook them slightly longer as they are of a tougher variety than French beans.
What kind of chicken to use
This one pan recipe is really simple, but I will provide you with all the tips you need. In your large skillet, add olive oil and melt butter, then add sliced chicken thighs. Brown on the first side, then flip and a keep cooking a little longer. Make sure to use chicken thighs here and NOT CHICKEN BREASTS. Why not use chicken breasts? Because they are so lean, you will get dry results. Chicken thighs, on the other hand, will produce melt in your mouth chicken. That’s what we want here.
Next, you will move all the chicken to the side and let it cook while you cook your beans, garlic and mushrooms in the empty part of the pan. Cook those green beans are soft and your chicken is fork tender!
Now it’s time to add heavy cream. If you worry about this dish being too fatty, you can use half-and-half, or milk, and flour instead of heavy cream. But I you like it to be more creamy and not runny, definitely go for heavy cream!
And that’s it. Your whole dinner, ready to go, with a whole lot of flavor and hardly any work involved.
This green bean dish is perfect for busy nights, when you don’t have a second to spare on that calendar. That’s where this one-skillet chicken recipe comes into play. Let me reiterate. You will only have one dish to clean up afterward. Even the pickiest kids at the table will want second helpings of this easy chicken recipe with green beans and mushrooms!
Popular substitutions
- Instead of lemon pepper, you can use Umami Seasoning Blend or garlic powder mixed with Italian seasoning.
- Per another reviewer’s suggestion, several readers added sherry with the cream & broth.
- If you like to thicken the sauce, create a slurry of cornstarch mixed with existing sauce. Start with 1 teaspoon of cornstarch and stir until smooth paste forms. This is your slurry. Bring to a boil and simmer slightly until any starchy taste has been cooked away. Don’t cook longer, though, to avoid cornstarch cooking out.
What to serve chicken over
Serve over mashed potatoes, of course! I like Buttery Mashed Potato Pie with Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese or Homemade Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes.
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Sweet and Salty Chicken Thighs
Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet
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One Skillet Chicken with Green Beans
Ingredients
- ½ lb. French green beans
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs, thinly sliced
- Salt and lemon pepper, (to taste)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 10 oz. mushrooms
- ½ cup chicken broth, unsalted
- ½ cup heavy cream, (or half-and-half + 1 tablespoon flour for lighter version)
- ⅔ cup grated Parmesan cheese, more for garnish
Instructions
- Arrange green beans in a microwave-safe dish with ½ cup (125ml) water. Cook in the microwave for 8-10 minutes, until almost done but still crisp.
- In a large skillet, add olive oil and butter to the pan and heat it over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add sliced chicken, season it with salt and lemon pepper right in the pan, and cook for about 4 minutes on each side until chicken slices are slightly browned. Next add garlic, onion powder, precooked beans and mushrooms. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until cooked to your liking.
- Add chicken broth and heavy cream and reduce the sauce for a couple of minutes, until slightly thickened.
- Next add parmesan cheese into the pan. Stir until cheese is incorporated with the sauce. Taste and season with more salt and pepper.
- Serve warm and garnish with extra cheese, if desired.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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So delicious- As a Dane I love this easy meat. Thank you for your for all
This was delicious and easy. I could drink the mushroom sauce by itself! And I like using the thigh meat. It is so tender. This one’s a keeper. Thank you
Yes – I could drink the mushroom sauce as well!!!
I made this for dinner tonight. It was delicious.
Hi there,
Am I able to freeze this meal after it being cooked? Looking to make lots of meals for my friend.
Yes, absolutely!
This is a great idea for an easy weeknight comfort food dinner. To save time and calories, I mix up an envelope of chicken gravy instead of the dairy/flour option. Works great and very tasty.
Chicken gravy is a great idea, Kim!
I just made this tonight , I thought I had Parmesan cheese in the refrigerator but I was out of it, it was very good without it. I can’t wait to make it again with The Parmesan cheese. My adult kids loved it also.
I knew it was going to be great even without Parmesan:)! Thank you for making it!
So good! Everything we like all together! Thank you
Is it ok to use whole milk and flour instead of heavy cream
Yes, absolutely!
Just tried this tonight with leftover haricots verts from Thanksgiving and some mushrooms I needed to use before they went bad… I had low expectations but was blown away by how tasty and easy it was. Adding this to my rotation. It is AMAZING!!! So much better than using canned cream of mushroom soup. I didn’t have lemon pepper, so just added some fresh lemon zest and it was super good. Husband and kids loved it too!
Your review made my day, Deb! Using leftover haricots verts (and possibly turkey too) is brilliant!
This was fantastic!! Great Keto dinner. Added a pinch of xanthan gum to thicken it,. The non-keto people in the house liked mixing it with plain steamed rice, Thanks for a keeper!
Thank you for mentioning Keto! And adding the version for non-keto people:).