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Best Ever Chicken

This really is the best ever chicken recipe. No, seriously. Your family will ask for this chicken all the time, and you will make it because it’s so easy and costs less than 7 dollars to make!

This is the best chicken recipe you'll ever make, it'll be an instant staple in your dinner routine

We are excited to welcome Tawra Kellam from Living on a Dime today. We love everything about their blog!

What You Need To Make The Best Ever Chicken:
this hearty, creamy chicken recipe is one of the best chicken recipes we've ever tried

  • 6-8 pieces chicken, floured and placed in 9×13 pan
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 1 tsp. (or 2 cubes) chicken bouillon
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Onion salt to taste
  • Mushrooms (just basic everyday mushrooms)
  • 1/4 tsp. thyme
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
best ever chicken and mushrooms recipe

How To Make The Best Ever Chicken:

Dissolve bouillon in water and add the bay leaf, onion salt and mushrooms. Pour over chicken. Cover and bake at 350° for 2 hours. Fifteen minutes before it is done, add thyme and cream and finish baking uncovered.

best chicken ever

Best Ever Chicken

Yield: 6-8 Servings
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 25 minutes

This creamy chicken and mushrooms recipe is the best chicken recipe ever! Your family will ask for it again and again for dinner.

Ingredients

  • 6-8 pieces chicken, floured and placed in 9×13 pan
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 1 tsp. (or 2 cubes) chicken bouillon
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Onion salt to taste
  • Mushrooms (just basic everyday mushrooms)
  • 1/4 tsp. thyme
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Dissolve bouillon in water and add the bay leaf, onion salt and mushrooms. Pour over chicken. Cover and bake at 350° for 2 hours.

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Jill Cooper and Tawra Kellam are frugal living experts and the authors of the Dining On A Dime Cookbook. Dining On A Dime will help you save money on groceries and get out of debt by cooking quick and simple homemade meals. For free tips & recipes visit Living On A Dime.

Charlene

Friday 11th of June 2021

I use chicken stock, when cooking and not bouillon cubes because of the high sodium content. Can I substitute, and if so, how much. Thank you.

Brian

Tuesday 24th of August 2021

@Charlene, I would say 2 cups. That would substitute for the 2 cups of water that would be used in combination with the cubes.

Leighann

Friday 5th of February 2021

Horrible instructions! Must be missing a few steps. We had to take the chicken back out and pan fry them. The “mushroom sauce” turned out to be too watery - had to boil it done after cooking and then added brown gravy mix. Will not be making this again. And yes I followed the very limited directions.

Lu

Tuesday 25th of June 2019

Bake for 2hrs? That seems a little long for pieces of chicken. A whole chicken can be cooked in that amount of time. Should it read 1 hr? Unless you're using huge pieces?

Ken

Sunday 10th of March 2019

I love this recipe. I know I modified it but not by much. It was fantastic. Thank you!!

Me Again

Wednesday 27th of February 2019

"Fifteen minutes before it is done, add thyme and cream and finish baking uncovered." not in print version. I guess nobody corrects anything anymore.

Missy

Monday 1st of April 2019

Thank you! I was wondering when the whipping cream would come in the recipie!

Jamie

Thursday 28th of February 2019

wait, can you show me what you mean? I can correct it if I understand what you mean.

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