Creamy Garlic Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• Chicken thigh

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  8 thigh, bone and skin removed or 552g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Garlic

  Raw

  20 cloves, minced or 60g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, ready-to-serve

  ½ cup or 120g

• White wine

  Alcoholic beverage, table

  2 ⅔ fl oz or 78g

• Plain yogurt

  Low fat, 12 grams protein per 8 ounce

  ¼ cup or 61g

• Thyme

  Fresh

  3 tsp or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Paprika

  Spices

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

Directions

1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
2. Heat up a skillet (cast-iron skillet preferred) on medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Pan-fry the chicken until both sides become crispy or nicely browned.
3. Discard the chicken fat from the skillet. Add the remaining olive oil and sauté the garlic until light brown. Add the chicken back into the skillet, followed by the chicken broth, white wine, and yogurt. Lower the heat and let simmer. Add the thyme (if using), salt, pepper, and paprika. Reduce the sauce a little bit. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
4. Optional: You may finish the dish by broiling it in oven for about 1 minute, to char and crisp up the chicken skin .
5. Enjoy!