Do you want to make everyone in your family happy? Make this beautiful Marry Me Chicken (Extra Sauce!). If you are not familiar, Marry Me Chicken is chicken cooked in a cream based sun dried tomato sauce that is so darn good I make extra.
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Marry Me Chicken (Extra Sauce!):
Marry me chicken is a versatile recipe made with boneless, skinless chicken breasts seared in a skillet and then baked in a creamy sun dried tomato sauce resulting in a tender, flavorful chicken breast. You can mix things up by serving with a side veggie like steamed broccoli or asparagus, or you can serve over pasta or rice, this is when that extra sauce comes in clutch.. A truly delicious, warm, comfort food meal, and trust me when I say you’ll want to drink that sauce!
You Are Going to Love It!
This gorgeous chicken is going to be a staple meal in your house in no time. Marry Me Chicken takes 15 minutes to prep and 22 minutes to cook, basically a 40 minute meal.
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The Recipe: Marry Me Chicken (Extra Sauce!)
What you need: a good quality skillet and good sea salt or kosher salt.
A delicious chicken breast with a creamy sun dried tomato sauce
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 4 medium sized boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- freshly ground black pepper, and good quality sea salt or kosher salt, to taste
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and grated or minced
- 1 1/4 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup good quality chicken broth. (I like Kettle and Fire)
- 2/3 cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- fresh basil, chopped and toasted pine nuts
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Place oven rack in center position. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
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Generously salt and pepper chicken breasts on both sides. Heat a skillet o med/high heat for 60 seconds, add two tablespoon olive oil. Cook breasts for until golden, about five minutes each side. While chicken cooks, mince garlic, chop tomatoes and grate parmesan.
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Remove chicken breasts from pan and set on a plate. Add remaining olive oil to pan, scrape brown bits from the bottom of the pan with a spatula. Add garlic, thyme and red pepper flakes. Cook for 60 seconds stirring constantly.
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Add broth, tomatoes, cream and and 1/2 cup parmesan. Stir or whisk. Season with sea salt. When bubbling add chicken back to pan, sprinkle chicken with remaining parmesan. Place in the oven for 12 minutes (until cooked through)
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Serve with veggies, rice or pasta. Spoon sauce over chicken, garnish with basil and/or pine nuts if desired, serve.
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