Fall is most certainly in the air here in Southern Ontario and I am here resentfully wearing socks. I will try not to complain to you all about that but I make no promises. With Autumn comes the changing of the colour of the leaves, warmer clothing, furnaces are being turned on and life becomes more hectic in general around here as the kids activities start up.
More and more, I’m looking for very simple recipes that are still delicious and I may have just hit the ball out of the park with this One-Pan Chicken with gravy recipe. When I began playing with this one I was in the mood for a roasted chicken flavour but also wanted to satisfy my comfort-food need with gravy. This baby has both a pan roasted chicken, gravy and garlic…like 20 cloves of garlic to set your taste buds alight!
I’m told one of the first skills taught at culinary school is how to pan roast a chicken…well apparently I need to go to school because as you can see the skins on my chicken thighs pulled away. I think it was because I didn’t allow the oil to get hot enough and this pan has a textured bottom. Next time I’ll use a flat-surfaced pan and be more patient to achieve that perfectly roasted look.
This is a flavour-filled dish that is perfect for family-style entertaining. When it arrives at the table one is inclined to GASP at the beauty and the amazing aroma which accompanies it.
One-Pan Chicken with Gravy
INGREDIENTS
- 2 Tbsp. cooking oil
- 8 chicken thighs, skin on
- Salt and pepper
- 20 cloves of peeled, separated garlic
- 2 Tbsp. of flour
- 1-3/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 Tbsp. of butter
PREPARATION
- Heat your oven to 400 degrees F with the rack in the centre
- Heat oil on high in a large oven-safe skillet on stove top
- Salt and pepper each chicken thigh lightly then pan-roast in the oil for approximately 7 minutes, turning regularly until well browned. Remove and set aside
- Keep the skillet on the stove top, reduce the heat to medium and sautee the garlic cloves for 3 minutes or until they’re brown. Add in the flour and stir until combined well
- Add in the chicken and place the skillet with lid on in the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes
- Remove the skillet from the oven, place back on the burner. Remove chicken from the skillet and over medium heat, whisk in the broth and salt and pepper. Once combined, reduce the heat to a simmer and stir in the butter. Once combined, add in the chicken and allow the skillet to simmer for 10 minutes.
- 2 Tbsp. cooking oil
- 8 chicken thighs, skin on
- Salt and pepper
- 20 cloves of peeled, separated garlic
- 2 Tbsp. of flour
- 1-3/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 Tbsp. of butter
- Heat your oven to 400 degrees F with the rack in the centre
- Heat oil on high in a large oven-safe skillet on stove top
- Salt and pepper each chicken thigh lightly then pan-roast in the oil for approximately 7 minutes, turning regularly until well browned. Remove and set aside
- Keep the skillet on the stove top, reduce the heat to medium and sautee the garlic cloves for 3 minutes or until they're brown. Add in the flour and stir until combined well
- Add in the chicken and place the skillet with lid on in the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes
- Remove the skillet from the oven, place back on the burner. Remove chicken from the skillet and over medium heat, whisk in the broth and salt and pepper. Once combined, reduce the heat to a simmer and stir in the butter. Once combined, add in the chicken and allow the skillet to simmer for 10 minutes.
This sounds super delicious!!!!
Ohhhhhh, that looks sooooo goood!!
Sounds like perfect comfort food to me! Thanks for the recipe.
This is my kind of food and I love the fact that it’s practically done in one pan – love it :-)
I pinned this one to make. YUM!
This is on the menu for tomorrow! Very excited :)
In the picture it looks like you used thyme, but its not called for in the recipe. So you recommend using thyme? Thanks
I threw in thyme towards the end just as a wee punch.
This looks like a great dish! Thanks for the recipe!
This is one recipe I am going to try for sure. I just printed it out. It looks delicious and easy to make. Thanks for sharing Julie.
20 cloves of garlic? Is that correct? Sounds like an awful lot of garlic!!!
Yes 20 :)
I just made this tonight and this is nothing but garlic chicken… This is way to much garlic…. If you don’t like garlic as much as other people I would not recommend using that much garlic
You’re right, it’s full of garlic…which we love.
I have 2 questions, can I use cornstarch instead of flour to make this gluten free and do you remove the garlic before serving? Thank You, Ann
HI Ann, you sure can use Cornstarch and I leave the garlic in there but you can remove if you’d like.
This looks delicious! Can you use chicken beasts instead of thighs? Any changes to the recipe
Sure you can. There would be no change as far as ingredients, the breasts may take longer to cook through depending on thickness
This sounds and looks delicious! Chicken for supper at our house tonight!
Looks mouth watering
I found that the gravy was very oily. Is there a way to reduce the amount of oil that lies on top of the gravy? Can you omit the oil and just cook the chicken in the butter?
I haven`t had this in years. I used to live with a real, down home girl from Texas that made this for me a couple times a week. I just loved it!
Did you use anything extra for seasoning besides what is said? Looks like in the pic you have extra seasoning, but only said to use salt and pepper?
Husband and I oved it. Will make again.
Very delicious, and we love garlic! The gravy didn’t get as thick as I wanted so I added some xanthan gum. I served this over mashed potatoes. I like the idea of broiling the chicken at the end to ensure a crispy skin. Will try that next time – definitely a keeper. The gravy was delish!!