This easy chicken Stroganoff features succulent chicken pieces cooked in a rich sauce of onions, mushrooms, and sour cream.
Ready in about 30 minutes, it's one of my favorite recipes to make on a busy weeknight when pressed for time.
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I made this recipe for the first time because I had no choice. My plan was to make beef Stroganoff, but all I had in the fridge were boneless, skinless chicken breasts. So I thought, how bad could it be - chicken cooked in olive oil with onions, mushrooms, and sour cream? Sounds delicious to me!
Perhaps Count Stroganoff would have disapproved... but this dish turned out absolutely delightful - creamy, rich, and flavorful. I've been making it regularly ever since.
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Ingredients
You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make this recipe. The exact measurements are included in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:
- Chicken: I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
- Kosher salt and black pepper: I use Diamond Crystal kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Olive oil: I use extra-virgin olive oil.
- Chopped onion: This recipe contains a fair amount of onion, which, as you can imagine, adds wonderful flavor to the dish.
- Sliced fresh mushrooms: White or Cremini mushrooms work equally well in this recipe.
- Minced garlic: Mince it yourself, or use the stuff that comes in a jar. Both work, although freshly minced tastes better.
- Sour cream: Please use full-fat sour cream.
Variations
- You can replace the chicken breast with boneless chicken thighs.
- You can cook the chicken and vegetables in butter or ghee instead of olive oil. Duck fat is another tasty option.
- I sometimes add a teaspoon of paprika or smoked paprika.
Instructions
Scroll down to the recipe card for detailed instructions. Here are the basic steps for making this recipe:
Your first step is to cook the chicken in olive oil, then set it aside.
In the same skillet, cook the onions and mushrooms in more olive oil until tender.
Add the garlic, then add the chicken back to the skillet and stir-fry for a couple of minutes. You don't want to cook for too long at this stage since the chicken is already cooked.
The last step is to reduce the heat to low and mix in the sour cream. That's it! Dinner's ready.
Expert Tip
Don't overcook the chicken. You want it juicy and succulent. In the first stage of cooking, cook it just until it's no longer raw.
Remember that it will cook some more when you add it back to the skillet after cooking the onions and mushrooms.
Recipe FAQs
This dish is named after the 19th-century Russian aristocrat who inspired it, Count Stroganoff.
I don't recommend that. This is one of those recipes where you truly want the richness and flavor of real, full-fat sour cream.
Yes. Cube the chicken breasts (remove the skin first), cook the onions and mushrooms, and add the chicken pieces, skipping the first stage of cooking the chicken. The only caveat: rotisserie chicken breasts are often quite dry.
Serving Suggestions
Traditionally, chicken Stroganoff is served on top of cooked noodles, but the starch is not necessary. This dish is very good on cauliflower rice, shirataki noodles, zucchini noodles, sauteed spinach, or even shredded lettuce.
It is also excellent on its own. I serve it with a soup spoon in addition to a knife and fork, so as not to waste the delicious sauce. Since this dish contains vegetables (onions and mushrooms) in addition to meat, it doesn't really need to be served with a side dish.
But a green side dish such as microwave broccoli, roasted green beans, or roasted Brussels sprouts adds a nice splash of color to an otherwise grayish plate. Chicken stroganoff is delicious, but visually, it's a bit challenging.
Storing Leftovers
You can keep the leftovers in the fridge in a sealed container for about three days. However, they're not as good as the freshly made dish. Chicken tends to dry out when reheated.
I recommend reheating the leftovers very gently to avoid drying the chicken and curdling the sour cream. Use your microwave at 50% power, and reheat them covered.
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Recipe Card
Easy Chicken Stroganoff
Ingredients
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts - cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt - divided; or ½ teaspoon of any other salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper - divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil - divided
- 1 onion - large, chopped
- 16 onions cremini mushrooms - sliced
- 1 tablespoon garlic - minced
Instructions
- Measure out the sour cream and remove it from the fridge, to allow it to warm up a little. Season the chicken with half the kosher salt and black pepper.
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a large (12-inch), deep skillet. Heat over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes. Add the chicken. Cook, stirring often, until no longer raw, 5-7 minutes. Remove to a plate.
- Add the remaining olive oil to the skillet. Add the onions and mushrooms and sprinkle them with the remaining kosher salt and black pepper. If the skillet seems too dry, add a splash of water. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender and browned, about 7 minutes.Â
- Stir in the garlic and cook for one more minute. Add the chicken back to the skillet and stir-fry until all chicken pieces are cooked through, about 2 more minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low and allow the skillet a few seconds to cool down a bit. Add the sour cream, mixing it in with a spatula or a wooden spoon. Don’t allow the sour cream to simmer or boil, to avoid curdling. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- You can replace the chicken breast with boneless chicken thighs.
- Don't overcook the chicken. You want it juicy and succulent. In the first stage of cooking, cook it just until it's no longer raw. Remember that it will cook some more when you add it back to the skillet after cooking the onions and mushrooms.
- You can use rotisserie chicken. Cube the chicken breasts (remove the skin first), cook the onions and mushrooms, and add the chicken pieces, skipping the first stage of cooking the chicken. The only caveat: rotisserie chicken breasts are often quite dry.
- You can keep the leftovers in the fridge in a sealed container for about three days. However, they're not as good as the freshly made dish. Chicken tends to dry out when reheated. I recommend reheating the leftovers very gently to avoid drying the chicken and curdling the sour cream. Use your microwave at 50% power, and reheat them covered.
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