5 Spice Cream Cheese Chicken

I work in a small optometrist's office, and apparently my ability to use ctrl+alt+del effectively qualifies me as the office computer expert. I have become the de facto IT consultant, responsible for solving all our office technology woes. Mind you, I don't have the faintest idea what is wrong most of the time, but I usually manage to poke my way through enough settings menus to chance upon a solution. You know what I've learned from all this experimenting?  Computers are way too complicated! As complicated as they are, you'd think they'd be sophisticated enough to fix themselves when we screw them up!

Today's tech problem was a little more complicated than most and called for the ultimate simple solution--buy a new computer.  Unfortunately, that means tomorrow will be spent setting it up and transferring all the important stuff from the old to the new--another complication in the making. Good thing I had an amazingly simple supper planned for tonight. Just a few basic ingredients made a delicious piece of chicken and an incredible sauce that was also great as a gravy on mashed potatoes. Next time, I'll make a double batch so I can have leftovers for dinner the next night. Now that would be a simple supper!

5 Spice Cream Cheese Chicken
Prep time: 5 min  Cook time: 15 min
Serves 4

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp adobo seasoning
½ tsp cayenne pepper
¼ tsp smoked paprika
¼ tsp ground mustard
1 Tbs olive oil
1 Tbs butter
2 Tbs heavy cream
¼ cup milk
¼ cup cream cheese

Pat the chicken dry.

Combine the salt and spices in a small bowl.  Sprinkle the seasoning onto both sides of all the chicken pieces, rubbing it into the meat.

Melt the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.  When hot, add the chicken.

Cook for about 3-5 minutes per side, until golden brown.

Once cooked on both sides, reduce the heat to medium-low and add the heavy cream, milk and cream cheese. Stir to combine and coat the chicken in the cream mixture.  Let the sauce thicken for about 3 minutes before serving.

282 calories per serving.  Click here for more nutritional info and shopping list!