Sour Cream ‘N’ Onion Chicken
with Broccoli Rice & Roasted Zucchini
- Milk
Our chefs took inspo from your fave chip flavor for tonight’s chicken dinner. You’ll caramelize onion and mix it into a sour cream, garlic, and butter sauce. That’s draped over tender chicken, then served next to broccoli rice and roasted zucchini. We won’t judge if you add a forkful of sour cream ‘n’ onion sauce to each and every bite!
Ingredients
1 unit
Onion
4 tablespoon
Sour Cream
1 unit
Zucchini
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
6 ounce
Broccoli Rice
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce (except broccoli rice). • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; slice crosswise into ½-inch-thick half-moons. • In a small pot, combine rice, half the stock concentrates, ¾ cup water (1½ cups water for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to use in step 6.
• Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened, 8-10 minutes. TIP: Add a splash of water if onion begins to brown too quickly. • Add ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4 servings) and a splash of water; cook until caramelized, 2-3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. • Transfer to a small bowl. Wipe out pan.
• Meanwhile, toss zucchini on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until tender and browned, 14-16 minutes. • In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine broccoli rice, half the garlic powder, and 1 tsp salt (use a large bowl and 2 tsp salt for 4 servings). Tightly cover with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in wrap. Microwave until broccoli rice is soft, 5 minutes. Remove from microwave (the bowl will be hot!) and set aside.
• While zucchini roasts, pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Season all over with salt and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for onion over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. • Transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest.
• Return same pan to medium-high heat. Stir in ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4 servings), remaining stock concentrates, and remaining garlic powder. Cook, stirring, until thickened, 2-3 minutes. • Reduce heat to low. Stir in caramelized onion, sour cream, and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4). Season with salt and pepper. TIP: Like a sweeter sauce? Add another pinch of sugar.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in broccoli rice. Season with salt and pepper. TIP: Stir in 1 TBSP butter for an extra luxurious eating experience! • Slice chicken crosswise. • Divide rice, chicken, and zucchini between plates. Spoon sauce over chicken. Serve with any remaining sauce on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the sour cream and onion sauce, though some found it too oniony; broccoli rice was a hit-or-miss addition.
- Ease of prep: Several found it time-consuming with multiple steps; some were confused by the broccoli rice instructions.
- Suggestions: Consider reducing salt in broccoli rice; try sautéing zucchini instead of roasting for better texture.
- Portions: Some wanted more zucchini; others felt there was too much rice overall.
- Texture: A few found the chicken rubbery; some disliked the mushy texture of overcooked zucchini.
Reviews from our home cooks
The sour cream n onion sauce was awesome as was the broccoli rice. Ended up cooking broccoli in oven for about 7 minutes and then added them to rice and cooked for 3 min together in microwave.
I loved the sour cream & onion flavor of the chicken! I wasn't a fan of the broccoli rice, it had a flavor I didn't enjoy (not sure what it was). Possibly cauliflower rice would be a better combo? I didn't have the zucchini because I don't like zucchini.
Too much carmelized onion from whole onion - thought would like but found it to be too much. The sauce and carmelizing came out fine. The zucchini and chicken cooked well. Not using microwave so added the broccoli rice to regular rice once regular rice done - after mixing all together left on turned off stove top to stay warm but not continue cooking (if had put to Lo). Overall, good meal.
Cooking Direction REVISION needed: when cooking rice, ADD-IN Olive Oil so that rice does not stick to pan. After cooking rice, mix in powdered garlic and Broccoli rice, turn off heat and cover pan to continue warming up broccoli rice. Second Suggestion-Recipe Directions: instead roasting zucchini, it is easier to saute zucchini and then add it back into the onion/cream sauce and chicken.
We really liked the broccoli rice, it was nice to have two different kinds of veggies, and the sour cream n onion sauce was awesome. We were surprised it was low calorie!
We enjoyed the sour cream and onion sauce. It really went well with the boneless chicken. The broccoli and rice mixture tasted good.
One of the better Hello Fresh meals. The chicken with the sour cream and onion sauce is delicious. Not crazy about the rice, but overall it is excellent.
The pan sauce really does taste like sour cream and onion potato chips (my favorite). And great way to get more veggies by mixing the broccoli in with the rice.
The onion sauce on the chicken is super tasty. The broccoli rice is a little messy but besides that, I loved this recipe.
Not being a huge fan of chicken breasts, I was not excited on this one. However, the sour cream n' onion sauce was really, really good. I also enjoyed the sides very much.
