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Famous skillet chicken in a sundried tomato parmesan cream sauce with fresh basil. This quick and easy dinner recipe is rated 5 stars for good reason. It will definitely inspire marriage proposals!
This is some famous chicken. I found this Marry Me Chicken recipe and the photos of it had me falling fast. I can definitely see why this is called “Marry Me Chicken”…it may have the power to elicit a marriage proposal.
After I watched “The Bachelor” last night and saw him meet the parents and talk a lot about proposals, it only seems fitting that I share this “Marry Me Chicken” recipe. This chicken recipe may just be the lucky charm!
What is Marry Me Chicken?
It is chicken breasts sauteed in olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. A sundried tomato cream sauce is made with fresh garlic, thyme, red pepper flakes, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, sundried tomatoes, and fresh basil. It is an easy, crowd-pleasing, popular 30-minute dinner.
INGREDIENTS:
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
- Chicken Breasts
- Salt and Pepper
- Garlic
- Thyme
- Red Pepper Flakes
- Chicken Broth
- Heavy Cream
- Sundried Tomatoes
- Parmesan Cheese
- Fresh Basil
*If you want to make it even quicker, I suggest using thin-sliced boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
I love to use a cast iron skillet since I can take it from the stovetop to the oven with ease. You can find one here for less than 15 bucks.
What side dishes to serve with Marry Me Chicken?
- Crispy Smashed Potatoes
- The Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes
- Oven Roasted Potatoes
- Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin
- Sauteed Zucchini with Parmesan
- Homemade Garlic Butter Rolls
How to make the best Sundried Tomato Cream Marry Me Chicken:
- Â Start by heating olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken breasts for about 4-5 minutes per side. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Remove the chicken from the skillet and add finely diced garlic. Cook for only 1 minute since garlic can easily burn. Add thyme, red pepper flakes, chicken broth, and cream to skillet. Cook until cream sauce begins to thicken — about 5 minutes. Stir in sundried tomatoes.
- Remove from heat and add chicken to the skillet. Spoon sauce all over the chicken. Place in an oven set at 375 degrees and cook for 15-18 minutes to until chicken is cooked through. If using thinly sliced chicken breasts, reduce baking time.
- Top with fresh basil and freshly grated parmesan cheese, if so desired.Â
Almost five years before I started Modern Honey, I entered and participated in recipe contests all over the country. One of my most memorable ones had to be Cooking Channel’s Perfect 3 Contest to find the most perfect cookie recipe. The grand prize winner would be flown to New York City to film a segment for a show in the Food Network Studios.
I wanted to win this contest so badly so I got busy right away in the kitchen concocting a brand new cookie recipe in an attempt to woo the judges. I came up with a saucepan browned butter cookie with toffee notes and both white chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips. I named them, “I WANT TO MARRY YOU COOKIES” and shared my own little love story.
The judges whittled it down to the top 3 and that’s where we had to make our own cooking video showing how to make the cookies. The results came in and I actually won the grand prize! It was an incredible once-in-a-lifetime experience and you can read all about it here. But these little “I Want to Marry You Cookies” ended up being the most popular recipe on Cooking Channel in 2012. Now that’s crazy!
So you can serve this Marry Me Chicken and I Want to Marry You Cookies and you should have the perfect meal!
I love to pair this Marry Me Chicken with creamy garlic mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus or broccoli. It pairs so well with any type of vegetable!
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Marry Me Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 3-4 Large Chicken Breasts
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon Thyme
- 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (may add only 1/2 teaspoon for less spice)
- 3/4 cup Chicken Broth
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup Sundried Tomatoes (chopped)
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Fresh Basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large oven-safe skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken generously with salt and pepper and sear until golden, about 4-5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate.
- Return skillet to medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in thyme, red pepper flakes, chicken broth, and heavy cream. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Stir in sundried tomatoes and parmesan cheese.
- Return chicken to skillet and spoon sauce all over the chicken breasts. Bake until chicken is cooked through -- about 15-18 minutes. Garnish with basil and grated parmesan cheese, if so desired.
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Notes
- Recipe adapted from Delish.comÂ
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Find my “I Want to Marry You Cookies” Recipe by clicking HERE.
This looks so good! It seems like it would be on pork too!
Do you know the nutritional information on the Marry me chicken recipe? Thank you.
This is a fairly easy recipe for such a robust flavor profile. My whole family loved it! To make it a little easier to serve, (my kids won’t eat a whole chicken breast on their own) I used chicken tenderloins instead. Once cooked, I put the chicken in a casserole dish atop a bed of fresh spinach. Pour the sauce over the chicken and spinach, add the cheese, and bake just until the spinach wilts and the cheese melts. It turned out delicious! Served with oven roasted potatoes and baked tomato slices. Delish! Definitely a keeper!
Well I made this for my husband and he said he would ask me to marry him all over again!! I made this with roasted baby Yukon potatoes, olive oil and s\p. Thank you for a winner!!
This was AMAZING!!! My whole family loved it! We ate it over pasta and their one request was that they had more sauce for their pasta. Could I double the pasta in the skillet for more of a pasta sauce? Thank you!
My entire family loved this dish! Outstanding and foolproof recipe.
This looks AMAZING! Does the red pepper flakes make it spicy? My kids do not like anything spicy.
Hi Lindsey,
My family does not like spicy food either so I cut the amount of red pepper flakes in half and everyone loved it. This is a great recipe that I have passed on to family and friends and everyone has had great success with it.
This recipe is delicious!!! After just a few bites, my husband said, ‘Make sure you save that recipe!!” This will be a new regular for us. It was great night-of, but it also reheats really well as leftovers. I didn’t have any fresh basil, so I used dried instead (which was still good). But I think with fresh basil (which the recipe calls for) it would probably be even better, so I’m looking forward to doing that next time!! Thank you for this recipe and your many others! We love this site.
I Just made that recipe for dinner.. It.. Was.. AMAZING!! I didn’t found any Sundried tomatoes at the store so i used sundried tomatoes pesto and it turned out so great!! One of my favorite dish ive made so far!
Hey!!
Thank you for the great recipe! I made this in a total of one hour from package to plate.
I followed your recipe to a t with the exception of adding black olives.
Tip: it is so much easier with a large cast iron that you can do everything in.
Thank you for the fabulous dinner date with my wife!