Looking for easy sauces for chicken breast? These quick, flavour-packed sauces turn plain chicken into something seriously delicious – perfect for busy weeknights.

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Over the years, I have grown quite the selection of saucy, pan-fried chicken breast recipes. In fact, by this point, I’d like to self-appoint myself the king of such recipes. Jokes aside, I am a huge advocate of easy chicken dinners and pairing sliced chicken breast with a delicious sauce is one of the best dinners you can make!

Every recipe comes together in around 30 minutes, and all of them only require novice-level skill to make. Each recipe is quick enough for a busy weeknight, but they’re special enough for company too. Without further ado, let’s tuck into the recipes shall we?!


1. Garlic Butter Chicken

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One of my all-time most popular recipes with heaps of glowing reviews. The best part? The sauce only requires 4 ingredients!

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2. Cream Cheese Chicken

cream cheese chicken in large pan garnished with chives and black pepper

Another simple, 4 ingredient sauce that is so delicious you could drink it! This cream cheese sauce is the sauce you never knew you needed.

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3. Honey Garlic Chicken

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This recipe only takes 20 minutes to whip up and only requires simple, store-bought ingredients.

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4. Creamy Pesto Chicken

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This is such a vibrant sauce that really brings chicken breast to life!

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5. Chicken Francese

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This is one of those ‘fancy’ recipes that’s secretly stupidly easy to make. It’s perfect any day of the week!

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6. Coconut-Lime Chicken

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Something a little different, this sauce is packed with so much flavour. Don’t underestimate the marriage of coconut and lime, especially with chicken!

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7. Boursin Chicken

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Turn Boursin cheese into the most incredible 4 ingredient sauce. This makes for such a midweek treat.

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8. Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken

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This recipe is a pillar for so many when it comes to dinner. I love it so much, I included it in my cookbook!

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9. Roasted Red Pepper Chicken

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This is one of the sauciest chicken recipes you can make. It’s just absolutely divine!

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10. Creamy Bacon Chicken

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Chicken and bacon are a marriage made in heaven. Throw a dreamy, creamy sauce in the mix, and it’s game over.

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11. Cajun Butter Chicken

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This chicken is rich, spicy, buttery, and so simple to make.

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12. Honey Mustard Chicken

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When I tell you could drink this sauce straight from the pan, I’m definitely speaking from experience.

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13. Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken

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If you’re anything like me, you’re a huge fan of sun dried tomatoes. Turns out they make the most incredible sauce for chicken!

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14. Chicken Marsala

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This sauce is luxuriously delicious. If you’ve never added marsala wine to a chicken sauce before, you’re missing out!

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15. Creamy Lemon Chicken

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Lemon chicken in the easiest and most delicious creamy sauce – this recipe is a force to be reckoned with.

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16. Chicken Piccata

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Chicken Piccata is an absolute classic. Here I’ll show the easiest and most delicious way to make it.

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17. Creamy Tarragon Chicken

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Tarragon is such an underrated herb. Here we celebrate it in the tastiest way possible!

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18. Honey Lemon Chicken

lemon honey chicken in large pan garnished with lemon wedges and parsley

This sauce is light, glossy and wraps around chicken so perfectly. Don’t sleep on this easy recipe!

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19. Creamy Tomato Chicken

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Here I’ll show you a sneaky trick for making the most incredible creamy tomato sauce for chicken!

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And there we have it! A collection of the most delicious sauces to pair with chicken breast. If you loved this Roundup be sure to Pin it for later! Made any of the recipes? Let me know how you got on in the comments.

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