Marry Me Chicken
932kcal70g protein62.6g fat22.1g carbs*Estimates computed from the ingredient list; cost uses average US supermarket prices. Not a substitute for packaging measurements or your receipt.
Contains gluten, dairy
Restrictions
Containsgluten · dairyIt is in an ingredient you cannot leave out.
Diets
No porkNo alcohol
Worked out from the ingredient list. It knows nothing about brands, shared equipment or cross contamination, and it is not a certification — if you have an allergy, you still have to read the label.
Ingredients
Servings:
| 1 lb |  chicken (breasts, halved and pounded even) |
| 1 tsp | salt |
| ½ tsp |  black pepper |
| ⅓ cup |  flour (for dredging) |
| ½ cup |  sun-dried tomatoes (oil-packed, sliced, oil reserved) |
| 3 clove |  garlic (minced) |
| ¾ cup |  chicken stock |
| ¾ cup |  heavy cream |
| ½ cup |  Parmesan (grated) |
| 1 tsp |  oregano (dried) |
| ½ tsp |  red pepper flakes |
| ¼ cup |  basil (torn) |
Optional
Not counted above. The dish works without them.
| 8 oz |  pasta or crusty bread (the sauce demands a vehicle) |
Steps
- Pound6 mincutlets even, dried, seasoned, dredgedchicken halved, pounded to an even half inch, dried, seasoned and lightly floured — the flour is doing double duty: crust now, and the starch that will keep the cream sauce from breaking later
- Sear8 minmedium-high, in the tomato-packing oilcutlets in two tablespoons of the sun-dried tomatoes' own oil, 3–4 minutes a side to deep gold, then out — that jar oil is concentrated tomato flavor the recipe would otherwise have to build from scratch
- Saute2 minmediumgarlic + sun-dried tomatoes + oregano + chili flakes in the same pan until fragrant — the tomatoes fry briefly like a paste, waking their sugars before any liquid arrives
- Deglaze3 minmedium-high, reduced by a third+ stock, scraping up the fond — the reduction now is what keeps the finished sauce from needing a long simmer after the cream, which would tighten it past pourable
- Simmer5 minmedium-low, gentle+ cream + Parmesan at a lazy bubble until it coats a spoon — cream and cheese both punish a hard boil; the first splits, the second strings
- Simmer4 mincutlets back in, spooned overchicken and its juices returned to warm through under a blanket of sauce — the resting juices are seasoning, not waste; basil over the top off the heat