5-Minute Oregano Sauce

Creamy, herby, garlicky and with a lot of brightness from lemon zest, this delicious oregano sauce instantly transforms grilled chicken, fish or pasta into a gourmet meal.

Love creamy, herby sauces? You might also like this White Wine Tarragon Cream Sauce.

Ingredients:

Ingredient note:

• For a nice, garden-fresh herb flavor you can use finely chopped fresh oregano instead of the dried herb.

How much sauce does this recipe make?

This recipe makes about 1 cup of sauce. You can easily double or half the recipe, depending on what you need.

How to make it:

1. This sauce is very simple to make. Start by melting 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a skillet.
2. Add 4 minced or pressed garlic cloves and cook until fragrant.
3. Add ½ cup chicken broth, ½ cup heavy cream and 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring continuously, until the sauce thickens.
4. Stir in 1 teaspoon dried oregano and 1 teaspoon lemon zest.

How to serve it:

This sauce is great on grilled, baked fried or roasted chicken or on seafood or pasta. Here are a few options of how to use it:

• If you’re in a time crunch, cut a chicken breast into bite-sized cubes, toss them with vegetable oil and put under the broiler until the chicken is cooked (~10 min.), then serve with this sauce and rice for a delicious meal in minutes.
• Alternatively, you can pound a chicken breast really thin (about ¼ inch thick*), then coat it with all-purpose flour on both sides. Fry the chicken breast in melted butter in a cast iron pan until cooked (about 5 minutes on each side).

*RECIPE NOTE: The meat has to be that thin to cook quickly. If you leave it thicker than that, it will take quite a bit longer to cook through.

How to store it:

If you have any leftovers, or want to make the sauce ahead, simply cool and store it in an airtight container in the fridge. Gently re-heat it on the stovetop or the microwave.

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5-Minute Oregano Sauce

Nicole B.

Creamy, herby, garlicky and with a zing from lemon zest, this oregano sauce instantly transforms grilled chicken, fish or pasta into a gourmet meal.

5 from 4 votes

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Cook Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Course Sauces

Cuisine American, French

Servings 2

Calories (estimated) 270 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ▢ 4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press
• ▢ ½ cup chicken broth
• ▢ ½ cup heavy cream
• ▢ 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried oregano*
• ▢ 1 teaspoon lemon zest (you need ~1 lemon for that)

Instructions

 

• Melt the butter in a skillet.
• Add the garlic and cook until fragrant (~30 seconds).
• Add chicken broth, cream and Parmesan, bring to a boil and cook, stirring continuously, until the sauce thickens (~4 minutes).
• Stir in the oregano and the lemon zest.

Notes

*If you have fresh oregano on hand, use 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano instead.

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal

Keyword oregano sauce

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