Pepperoncini Chicken
This Pepperoncini Chicken Recipe is the perfect combination of ease and flavor. Tender, seared chicken breasts and sweet, tangy, slightly spicy pepperoncini are bathed in a rich, creamy garlic Parmesan sauce, perfect for serving with pasta, mashed potatoes, or rice.
We love adding pepperoncini peppers to recipes. They have a nice blend of sweetness, tanginess, and just a touch of heat, making them ideal for mixed company or a recipe that the kids will be eating.
We load up our crazy good Mississippi pot roast with those delicious little peppers, and we love using them as a topping in dishes like our slow cooker cowboy sandwiches or even as an unexpected but delicious addition to our slow cooker beef mushroom soup.
Now, we’ve added these delicious peppers to another favorite for a unique blend of flavors that you’ll love. Our pepperoncini chicken combines these sweet, tangy peppers with the flavors of our slow cooker Parmesan garlic chicken pasta.
This is a simple recipe that’s ready in just a few minutes and boasts deep, complex flavor in every bite. Dig in!
Table of contents
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Limited Ingredients: It only takes a handful of simple ingredients to create the deep, delicious flavor in this creamy dish.
- Easy: This is an easy recipe that only takes a few simple steps and about 20 minutes from start to finish.
- Rich and Creamy: The Parmesan garlic sauce is made with heavy cream, making it so rich and creamy.
- So Much Flavor: Every bite of this chicken is full of creamy, cheesy, garlicky flavor with a sweet, tangy, ever so slightly spicy twist, thanks to the pepperoncini.
- Customizable: You can easily tweak this recipe to create different variations.
- Versatile: Serve this chicken over rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes, or use it as a rich, tangy sandwich filling.
Ingredients
We’ve made this list to help you save time on your next trip to the grocery store. You can find the full amounts needed in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
This is such an easy ingredient list. You can find everything in your kitchen or your local grocery store!
Variations
- Chicken: You can use beef strips, pork strips, or even seafood like shrimp or crab.
- Spicy: Add red pepper flakes to add a bit more heat to the dish.
- Extra Cheesy: Top your pepperoncini chicken with mozzarella cheese before serving for an extra cheesy version.
- Semi-Homemade: If you’re really rushed for time, use your favorite jarred alfredo sauce and diced, pre-cooked chicken for a super-fast version.
How to Make Pepperoncini Chicken
This is a quick overview of the steps needed to make this recipe. You can find the full instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper and sear until golden on all sides and cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
- Saute the onions and garlic in the same pan until fragrant.
- Add the stock and heavy cream, stirring constantly. Then, add the Parmesan, continuing to stir until melted.
- Add the pepperoncini and the chicken and stir until coated. Serve over rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes and enjoy.
Expert Tips
- Dice the chicken into bite-sized pieces for quick cooking and easy eating.
- Medium-high heat is the sweet spot for browning the chicken quickly, ensuring a golden exterior and a moist, tender, perfectly cooked interior.
- Stir your sauce constantly to ensure it doesn’t stick.
- Never let your sauce come to a boil, only a simmer. If it comes to a boil, it will break.
Pepperoncini Chicken FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Pepperoncini peppers have a tangy and slightly sweet flavor with a mild heat.
Pepperoncini peppers are quite mild. In fact, they have very little heat, registering between 100 and 500 Scoville Heat Units, whereas peppers like jalapenos register between 2,500 and 8,000.
Dishes like white rice, mashed potatoes, and pasta are all great bases for this chicken. You can also use it as a sandwich filling. Roasted or steamed vegetables make a great side.
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📖Recipe
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
Pepperoncini Chicken
Equipment
- large skillet
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breast cut into chunks
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
- 1 onion diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup Italian seasoned sliced pepperoncinis
Instructions
- In a medium or large pan over medium to high heat add the butter until melted then add the chicken.
- Sprinkle the salt and pepper all over top of the chicken and stir. Brown the chicken all over making sure it’s cooked all the way also.
- Remove cooked chicken from pan to a plate and set a side. Add the onions and garlic to the pan and stir around for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the chicken stock and stir. Add the heavy cream in slowly while stirring at the same time.
- Sprinkle the Parmesan in and stir as well.
- Add the pepperoncinis and the chicken to the pan stir around to coat everything and turn off the heat.
- Serve over rice, mashed potatoes or pasta! Enjoy.
Notes
If the sauce is too thick you can add more chicken stock.
If the sauce isn’t thick enough add more heavy cream.
Save time by using frozen diced onions!
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
