chicken in a Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce Recipe
Marry Me Chicken is a delightful dish featuring tender seared chicken breasts smothered in a rich sun-dried tomato cream sauce. This recipe is sure to impress your loved ones with its flavorful and indulgent combination of ingredients.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking, Searing
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Scale
For the Chicken:
- 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Salt (to taste)
- Freshly cracked black pepper (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (or other neutral oil)
For the Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- ¾ cup low-sodium chicken broth
- ½ cup heavy cream (at room temperature)
- ½ cup grated fresh parmesan cheese (at room temperature)
- 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes (preferably packed in oil)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (more or less to taste)
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
- Chiffonaded fresh basil
- Grated fresh parmesan cheese
Instructions
- To Prepare and Sear the Chicken – Place chicken breasts on cutting board, season with salt and pepper, sear in a skillet until golden. Set aside.
- To Make the Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce – Preheat oven, sauté garlic, add broth, cream, parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Simmer sauce.
- To Finish the Chicken – Coat seared chicken in sauce, bake in oven until fully cooked.
- To Serve – Garnish chicken with basil and parmesan, serve hot with preferred sides.
Notes
- Use low-sodium chicken broth to control saltiness
- Room temperature cream and parmesan blend better into the sauce
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 43g
- Cholesterol: 130mg
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