Chicken with Boursin Mushroom Sauce is an incredibly easy weeknight dinner with chicken breast as the star. The Boursin mushroom sauce takes this dish to a whole new level. Upscale your chicken dinner with a creamy, garlic mushroom sauce made in under 30 minutes!
I get tired of making the same things over and over again. Don’t you?
I am always on the lookout for recipes that are easy to prepare, take less than an hour, and use ingredients that I keep on hand. I hate buying a spice or ingredient that I will most likely never use again.
That’s certainly not the case today with this Boursin chicken recipe! Boursin cheese is an ingredient I just about always have on hand, but we will discuss that in a bit.
The real inspiration came from America’s Test Kitchen 30-Minute Suppers magazines. They come out a few times a year and as soon as I see one, I buy it. I cook from them all of the time. You can tell because there are a lot of splatters on the pages. It just means that it is well-loved.
Do yourself a favor and pick one up the next time you are in the grocery store. America’s Test Kitchen recipes are foolproof, especially this simple Boursin chicken with a creamy mushroom sauce made in under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
This easy, creamy Boursin chicken recipe is made with boneless, skinless chicken breasts, vegetable oil, mushrooms, butter, shallot, white wine, Boursin cheese (Garlic and Fine Herbs) and parsley.
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts. The original recipe called for bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts, but I much prefer the simple swap of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. They cook faster and are much easier to eat, which is especially good for my kids!
Boursin Cheese. Boursin cheese is a unique pantry ingredient that is made with fresh cream and soft cheese, flavored with herbs and spices. This creamy, dreamy, delectable cheese spread is incredibly versatile. It’s already pre-seasoned and adds TONS of flavor to the chicken dish for nearly zero effort.
It’s also one I almost always have in my fridge. It is a perfect snack to spread on crackers and enjoy with a glass of wine. It also makes a ridiculously easy mushroom sauce, like this Boursin chicken!
How To Make – The Steps
Dry your chicken breasts with paper towels and season well with salt and pepper. Flip them over and season the other side.
Pretend this a picture of chicken cooking in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken in a large skillet on medium-high heat with the vegetable oil until brown on one side, about 5 minutes.
Flip over, reduce heat to medium and cover. Cook about 15 minutes more, or until the chicken reaches 160 degrees F. Transfer to a plate and cover with tin foil to keep warm. (If you used chicken with skin, pour out all but 1 Tablespoon of the fat). Add the mushrooms and butter to the pan.
Add the shallot and cook until it begins to soften, about 1 minute.
Add the wine to the pan and scrape up all of the bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until the wine cooks almost all of the way out.
Look how brown and gorgeous the mushrooms are. Now, it’s time for Boursin!
Take the pan off of the heat and whisk in the Boursin cheese and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
Pour the Boursin sauce over the chicken. Enjoy!
How To Serve
I served the chicken with simple steamed green beans and rice pilaf. There you have a perfect, quick, chicken recipe that only takes 30 minutes to get on the table. And it is delicious!
This quick Boursin chicken recipe is fast becoming a new staple in my weekly meal plans.
Uses For Boursin Cheese
Besides this incredible Boursin chicken dinner, use this French Gournay cheese spread for:
- Spreading on toast, bread, crackers or vegetables (my favorite is celery sticks!)
- Melting on beef, pasta and potatoes
- Eating with a spoon!
Top Tips
- If you use bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts, there will be extra fat from the skin. Make sure to remove all but 1 Tablespoon of the fat before adding the mushrooms and butter.
- If you can’t find Boursin cheese, an equal amount of Laughing Cow or Herbed Goat cheese would be a great substitute.
- Use any of your favorite fresh herbs for garnish, such as tarragon, basil, dill or chives. It really brings out the herb flavor in the Boursin!
- For a stuffed chicken breast with Boursin cheese, I really like this recipe.
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Chicken with Boursin Mushroom Sauce
Chicken with Boursin Mushroom Sauce - This chicken dish is so simple but looks so fancy on the plate. Upscale your Wednesday chicken dinner with a creamy garlic mushroom sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (the original recipe called for bone-in, skin-on)
- salt and pepper
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup cremini mushrooms
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 minced shallot
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup crumbled Boursin cheese (Garlic and Fine Herbs)
- 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
Instructions
- Dry your chicken breasts with paper towels and season well with salt and pepper. Flip them over and season the other side.
- Cook the chicken in a large skillet on medium-high heat with the vegetable oil until brown on one side, about 5 minutes. Flip over, reduce heat to medium and cover. Cook about 15 minutes more, or until the chicken reaches 160 degrees F. Transfer to a plate and cover with tin foil to keep warm. (If you used chicken with skin, pour out all but 1 Tablespoon of the fat). Add the mushrooms and butter to the pan.
- Add the shallot and cook until it begins to soften, about 1 minute.
- Add the wine to the pan and scrape up all of the bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until the wine cooks almost all of the way out.
- Take the pan off of the heat and whisk in the Boursin cheese and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour the Boursin sauce over the chicken. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 321Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 240mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 40g
Originally published in May 2010, updated March 2020 with updated images and updated recipe card. I still make this all the time and it’s still amazing.
This Post Has 69 Comments
Mmm looks yummy with the boursin cheese. A must try recipe!
it is so good.
Ohhhh look at those creamy, dreamy mushrooms! Delicious!
– Brittany
they are delicious. I could go for that chicken right about now.
I really wanted to try this one, looks very very delicious…..I could already taste the picture
It is Kit!
Oh, this is bookmarked! This is my kinda meal… looks amazing!!!!
it is so good and so easy. It really looks like you worked hard too.
Oh this is good. We just received a bottle of white wine, but as we don’t drink wine, I was looking for recipes so we could cook with it. You’ve just given me a fantastic dish.
this is so good and so easy. It looks hard to make and it could not be easier.
Hi Bree, this looks delicious!!!!! I would love to make it for Sunday dinner. However, do you think the sauce can be double with no problem or will I have to make other adjustments. I know in the past I’ve tried doubling recipes and the measurements don’t quite work. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Happy Holiday~
I cannot see why this would not double easily. Hope that you like it.
That looks fantastic. I’ve never tried that cheese before, but now I feel I have to!
-Krystal @ recipesofacheapskate.blogspot.com
I use it all the time. I have a pasta dish that I need to add that uses it and it is so good.
Just wanted to let you know that Sunday dinner was delicious! I ended up using a Chardonnay because that is what I had on hand. Also, I doubled the sauce and it worked fine. Thanks for another solid recipe.
great! I am so glad that liked it, this is one of my favorite meals.
That looks delicious! I don’t drink wine , can I use something different then wine or can I just don’t use it ?
You could use chicken stock. Or just leave it out altogether.
This looks like such a wonderful sauce! I love Boursin cheese but have never cooked with it. Great idea!
This was one of my favorite dinners that I have made in a long time.
Any ideas what I can add to the sauce other than wine? Or do you think that’s what makes the sauce?
you can add chicken stock.
Delicious!! Rave reviews from my family at dinner tonight!
great! this is one of my favorite dinners.
I’m getting off work early and cannot wait to make this for the DH! (and it lets me go wine shopping in our fantastic liquor store!)
I love this dinner. I hope that you liked it as much as we did.
I just made this. Super easy, fast, and the sauce was delicious. I would actually cook off less wine next time just to have more sauce to spread around. It’s definitely a keeper for a quick delicious meal.
One of my favorites. Glad that you liked it.
This look’s great!
I don’t drink wine or alcohol, can I just leave it or use something else?
Hmmm…Yummy! It looks very delicious.. This might be another twist of boneless chicken I’ve ever known.. It looks good, you did a great recipe ever.. I might have this soon.. Thanks for sahring this wonderful recipe and it’s hmmm..Yummy!
Thanks Jacob.
I am anxious to try this recipe, but am concerned about the fat content. I was wondering if you thought I could use the light garlic and herb Laughing Cow cheese wedges?
I really don’t know Leslie, try it, the worst that can happen is that it doesn’t work.
The food is soo mouth watery. Just by looking it, it makes me more hungry.
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I found a forgotten Boursin in the freezer so was googling to find a recipe and happened upon yours. I have everything I need on hand, so dinner tonight is decided! Thank you for sharing this simple recipe. I’m certain it will be delicious!
How lucky! I hope that you liked it.
Doesn’t Boursin go with everything? I mean, if you spread it all over your partner’s body, wouldn’t it be a meal to remember? Sorry, but it had to be said! Now, putting the risque stuff aside, I think your presented meal is a perfect balance of flavors and textures with mushroom sauce being one of my all-time favorite sauces to eat and to prepare. Pretty photo, too!
Wowza! But yes, it is good on everything.
This recipe was SO delicious! I couldn’t find Boursin so I substituted it with Alouette, plus I couldn’t find cremini mushrooms so I used baby bellas, I substituted shallots for a little white onion I had on hand, and I used Barefoot Moscato because it was the only white wine I had on hand – and this recipe was STILL FANTASTIC 🙂 I will definitely be keeping it for future reference! Thanks!
Creminis are baby bellas. 🙂
Glad that you liked it, love this dinner.
Made this last night, it was unreal!!! That mushroom sauce turned out perfect, not too rich, but just right! I will definitely make again. Thanks!!!
I am so glad! I love this recipe.
Could you garlic and herb goat cheese instead of boursin?
I guess, but I have never tried and have not cooked with goat cheese.
Bree, is it possible to use shrimp instead of chicken?
Thanks!
Of course! I bet that it would be amazing.
Do you think this sauce would freeze well? i’d like to double it and reserve the rest for a night i don’t even feel like doing something this easy;) looks delish
I am not really sure, I am sorry! I don’t freeze much.
I’ve just made this, incredible, really tasty, had to look up ‘cups’ as I’m in the uk!! Highly recommended xx
Glad you like it.
Made this tonight. It was great but a few tips, just from our experience. Double the mushrooms. They’re amazing! I over-reduced the wine, based on the instructions and it made the sauce far too thick. If you’re serving the chicken and sauce over rice or noodles, double the ingredients; if you’re just serving the sauce over the chicken, you’re good to go as is, just don’t reduce the wine past halfway before stirring in the Boursin. And I had Boursin lite and it worked just fine. Thanks for the recipe! We’ll definitely be having it again.
Just made this last night. Didn’t have time for the rice pilaf so I served the chicken on a mound of egg noodles with steamed asparagus. Although my hips do not tank you, my guests and I certainly do!
I’m so glad! I love this recipe, I haven’t made it in a long time, I need to soon.
OMG I can’t wait to make this. I’m always looking for ways to dress up my chicken and Boursin is so good!!!
This one is so good! I haven’t made this in ages, I need to.
We sure enjoyed this recipe! Thank you.
I’m so glad. It’s one of my favorites too.
Tried this tonight over salmon and it was delicious! Will have to make it again to put over chicken.
I am glad that you enjoyed it! I could eat that sauce on just abut anything!
I sauteed the mushrooms on the side with shallots, butter, and wine. I cooked the chicken sous vide style with salt, pepper, and fresh thyme. After searing it, I served it with the boursin cream sauce (made exactly as above except omitting the mushrooms since I served them as a side). I would absolutely make this again. Delicious! Thanks for the inspiration.
I haven’t made this in a really long time, I need to put it back in the rotation.
Delicious; made it last night! Didn’t have mushrooms substituted some beautiful leeks. I felt it needed more liquid as there really wasn’t a sauce so much as an delicious, unctuous brown coating on the leeks. Next time I will add & 1/4 more wine & add 1/4 of chicken stock… AND try the mushrooms! It was bangin’!
It is a keeper recipe for sure. Glad you liked it!
I added a bag of fresh spinach with the shallots, yum ????!
That sounds delicious.
Thanks! This was delicious. Loved the Boursin sauce on the mushrooms. Keeper.
Isn’t it good? I’m so glad!
This sounds so delicious. I am trying to practice my social distancing so I need to minimize trips to the supermarket. Can I use Olive Oil instead? Thanks so much!
Of course! Use what you have!