Best Marry Me Chicken in 30 Minutes
This creamy sun-dried tomato sauce Marry Me Chicken recipe is all you need to satisfy your cravings for a flavourful dinner made with chicken breast.
Ingredients
For Searing the breast pieces
- 2 large size / 2 large size Chicken breasts sliced into halves
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp Paprika Powder
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
For the gravy
- 4 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ⅓ cup sun dried tomatoes
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Frying the chicken braests
- The recipe begins with rubbing, salt, black pepper and paprika powder on both sides of chicken breasts. Flip them over and give them a good rub.
- Dip each chicken piece into all-purpose flour and shake off the excess. Make sure that both the sides are well covered in the flour. (This helps in achieving a crispy outer)
- Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a pan, over medium heat. Sear all the pieces for 4-5 minutes on each side. Set these aside.
Making the Gravy
- Reheat the same pan, and add 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of oil.
- Next, add in the minced garlic and fry until golden or fragrant.
- Pour the chicken stock and heavy cream into the pan and stir it well.
- Add chilli flakes, mixed herbs, pepper, and sundried tomatoes, reduce the heat to medium-low before adding cheese to the pan and give these a good mix. ( Until the cheese dissolves)
- Place the fried chicken breasts into the sauce and mix. Cover the pieces well into the sauce.
- Finally, cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
- Once done, flip these over and garnish with chopped coriander or parsley before serving.
- Serve warm with pasta, steaming rice or bread of choice.
Notes
It's worth mentioning that adding Basil leaves to this recipe interferes with the actual aroma. So I would suggest avoiding basil leaves but you can give it a try and see.
