Chicken and Gravy

Total Time: 25

Servings: 8 servings

Chicken and Gravy: Tender bites of seasoned chicken are simmered in a rich, savory gravy for a comforting, cozy dish to serve over rice, mashed potatoes or noodles.

It is the time of year for hearty soups, chunky chilis, and cozy comfort food! As the temperatures cool down, we start adding our favorite recipes for Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings, White Chicken Chili, and Buffalo Chicken Soup to the menu plan.

A white plate holds a serving of mashed potatoes smothered with a rich creamy chicken mixture — Chicken and gravy over mashed potatoes

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

One pot: This chicken and gravy stovetop recipe is a simple, one pot dish. Talk about easy. No oven to heat up, no sink full of dishes to wash and no complicated tools or techniques!
Quick recipe: This is a dinner recipe that’s ready in under 30 minutes! That’s perfect for a busy night.
Have leftover chicken? While this recipe is made with fresh chicken, our chicken and gravy is also a great way to use up any leftover Chicken Bites or Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken. Or, if you have leftover bacon wrapped chicken thighs, they’d be so good cut up in this recipe too!
Chicken and Gravy is pure comfort food! With the familiar additions of cream of chicken soup and onion soup mix, the chicken gravy mix tastes like home. These Swedish meatballs are also a similar comfort food that you’re going to love!

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Ingredients
Instructions
Substitutions and Variations
FAQs
What should I serve with chicken and gravy?
Storage
More Easy Chicken Recipes
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Ingredients

With just a handful of ingredients that you may already have in your pantry and fridge, chicken and gravy is an easy dinner that the whole family will love!

Cut up chicken, broth, spices, butter, a can of soup and fresh parsley are displayed on a white marbled background — Simple ingredients

2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
4 tablespoons of butter, divided
2 tablespoons of all purpose flour
1 cup chicken stock
One 10 oz. can of condensed cream of chicken soup
One 1 oz. packet of french onion soup mix
2 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped for garnish

See the printable recipe card below for ingredients, nutrition information, and detailed recipe notes.

Instructions

This is one of the easiest chicken and gravy recipes I’ve come across. You just need one bowl and one pan, so follow these easy how-to instructions and dinner will be on the table in no time!

First, in a large mixing bowl, season the chicken with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Toss to coat the chicken evenly and set the bowl aside.
Next, in a large cast iron pan or large frying pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium high heat. Add the chicken.
Brown the chicken until it is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and set it aside.

Seasoned pieces of chicken are in a large pan with melted butter — Cook chicken

Bite sized pieces of seasoned cooked chicken are shown in a large pan — Cooked chicken

Now, in the same pan, add the remaining butter and let it melt over medium heat, scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon or scraper.
Add the flour to the pan and stir it into the butter. Cook for 2 minutes.

Cooked chicken has been removed from a large pan, leaving the browned bits and a thin sauce in the bottom of the pan — Add butter

A small amount of flour has been added to a large pan with butter and the seasoning and browned bits left from cooked chicken — Add flour

Whisk in the chicken stock and continue to cook over medium heat until it has thickened a bit.
Now, add the cooked chicken, cream of chicken soup and onion soup mix. Stir and cook over medium heat until bubbly.

A creamy chicken gravy is shown in a large pan — Add stock

Cooked chicken, cream of chicken condensed soup and french onion soup mix have been added to a large pan of chicken gravy — Other ingredients

Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the fresh parsley.

A large blue pan is filled with a creamy chicken gravy and chunks of cooked seasoned chicken — Mixed together

Vibrant green fresh parsley has been sprinkled over a large pan of creamy chicken and gravy — Add parsley

Serve this rich, hearty chicken gravy over mashed potatoes, brown, wild or white rice, your favorite pasta, cooked stuffing or cooked egg noodles.

Pro tip: This is a fabulous way to use leftover turkey and stuffing from Thanksgiving dinner!

A large blue pan is filled with a creamy chicken gravy, bite sized pieces of cooked chicken and vibrant green parsley

This is such a cozy, comfort food dish. You may have also heard this dish called smothered chicken because whatever you serve it over is absolutely smothered with this savory, seasoned gravy.

A gold fork has speared several pieces of tender chicken and is held over a plate of mashed potatoes smothered in the same creamy chicken

Substitutions and Variations

Here are a few substitutions for some of the ingredients so you can use what you may have on hand:

Use your favorite boneless, skinless cut of chicken. We used thighs, but if you prefer white meat, you can use boneless skinless chicken breasts.
We used cream of chicken soup, but cream of mushroom soup would also complement the onion soup mix. For an even creamier gravy, you can stir in a little heavy cream or add a dollop of sour cream. We use cream of chicken a lot in quick and easy dishes. (We use two cans in this old-fashioned chicken and noodles recipe.)
This versatile easy chicken and gravy recipe can be made with turkey, pork chops or pork tenderloin cut into bite sized pieces as well.
If you need an even quicker version, make the gravy and stir in rotisserie chicken or precooked shredded chicken.
While we love the easy homemade gravy, you can use chicken gravy packets or even jarred chicken gravy to get this on the table even quicker.

FAQs

What is chicken and gravy made of?

Quite simply, cooked chicken simmered in a rich, seasoned homemade gravy.

How do you spice up chicken gravy?

For more depth of flavor, add 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder and garlic powder to toss with the chicken. To add a little heat, add a pinch of cayenne pepper, smoked paprika or a spicy seasoning blend to toss the chicken. Or, stir your favorite hot sauce into the gravy as it simmers and comes to a bubble.

What’s the difference between chicken stock and chicken broth?

Chicken stock is made from bones and tends to be a little thicker. Chicken broth is made from chicken meat and vegetables and is a little thinner. We used chicken stock in this recipe, but you can use chicken broth or even low sodium chicken broth, too. (If you have time, you can make our homemade chicken broth.)

What should I serve with chicken and gravy?

Here are a few of our favorite side dish suggestions:

Check out these tips to jazz up canned green beans.
Candied carrots have a little sweetness to complement the savory gravy.
A fresh green salad – we think this is the BEST side salad recipe!

Storage

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

You can also freeze the cooked chicken and gravy. Allow it to cool completely, then store it in an airtight freezer safe container for up to 3 months.

A birdseye photo of a large blue pan of chicken and gravy and two plated servings of the same meal — Chicken with Flavorful Gravy

More Easy Chicken Recipes

Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta tastes like a restaurant dish, but it is easy to make in your home kitchen. This Doritos Chicken Casserole is a cozy casserole and a total crowd pleaser. And I don’t you can ever go wrong with a quick and easy classic Chicken Noodle Soup!

A close up photo of a spoon dipping into a rich brown creamy chicken dish — Homemade Chicken Gravy

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