Marry Me Chicken Recipe

This Marry Me Chicken Recipe is delicious comfort food that your whole family will enjoy for dinner! Plus, it’s tasty enough to serve to dinner guests.

A Skillet Chicken Recipe, the chicken is sautéed first, then cooked in a luscious cream sauce flavored with thyme, oregano, and sun-dried tomatoes, then served over pasta for the ultimate dinner experience.

Why You Must Make

• This Marry Me Chicken is an easy skillet dinner.
• A flavorful cream sauce pushes it over the top.
• It’s simple enough for a weeknight, yet elegant enough to serve to special dinner guests.

Ingredient Notes

• Kitchen Staples – Kosher Salt, Freshly Ground Black Pepper, Dried Oregano and Thyme, Flour, Olive Oil, Butter (salted is OK as there’s not enough to make the dish overly salty).
• Fresh Garlic – Minced.
• Grated Parmesan – Use real Parmigiano-Reggiano, not the stuff in the green can, for the best flavor.
• Chicken Breasts – Boneless and skinless, sliced lengthwise into thin cutlets. You can check to see if your meat market or grocery store sells chicken cutlets to save a step.
• Chili Flakes – Use to taste for a bit of heat.
• Chicken Stock or Broth – I prefer the Pacific brand (affiliate link). Other brands like Swanson’s may be too salty.
• Heavy Cream – 36-40% Butterfat. Known as double cream in the UK.
• Sun-dried Tomatoes – I buy them packed in oil in a jar. Chop into bite-sized pieces if they’re whole.
• Fresh Basil, optional – To garnish.

How to Make

Recipe Tips

• PRO-Tip: Always season as you go along. The chicken should be seasoned with salt and pepper before dredging it in flour. Salt enhances the taste of food when added early. Adding it after cooking will only make it taste salty.
• PRO-Tip: Sauting in a mixture of butter and olive oil will provide delicious flavor. The butter adds a delicious nutty flavor, and olive oil adds fruity notes, especially when using extra-virgin olive oil.
• Deglazing the pan with chicken stock will provide umami, or the savory sense of taste, that comes from glutamates, the savory-tasting amino acid found in many high-protein foods.
• Leftovers can be stored for 3-4 days as long as they weren’t left out at room temperature for longer than 2 hours.
• PRO-Tip: Use heavy cream to make the sauce. Half and half or whole milk won’t make the rich and creamy sauce needed for the tastiest results.

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The Recipe:

Marry Me Chicken

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Yield 6

An easy, delicious chicken entree that's quick enough for a weeknight, yet elegant enough for dinner guests.

5.0 Stars (10 Reviews)

Ingredients

• 6 chicken cutlets or 3 chicken breasts each cut in half lengthwise and gently pounded into cutlets
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
• 6 tablespoons flour
• Olive oil and butter to sauté (about 2 tablespoons each)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ½ cup real Parmesan cheese, grated (do not use the green found on the grocer's shelves)
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes ( may add more to taste if desired)
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
• ⅓ sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• Chopped fresh basil to garnish, if desired

Instructions

1. Season both sides of the chicken cutlets with salt and pepper, then lightly coat in flour.
2. In a large skillet, heat the butter and olive oil, then brown the chicken on both sides until golden and cooked through (4-5 minutes per side). Remove to a plate and cover with foil.
3. Make the sauce by adding the minced garlic to the pan and cooking just until fragrant. Then add the chicken broth and stir to deglaze the pan and bring up any of the flavorful brown bits.
4. Decrease the heat of the burner and add the cream and Parmesan cheese. Simmer, then season with the red pepper flakes, oregano, and thyme. Taste the sauce and add salt and pepper as needed.
5. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and return the chicken to the pan, and let it simmer in the sauce for a few minutes before serving.
6. Garnish with fresh basil if desired, and serve over pasta or rice if desired.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 565Total Fat: 38gSaturated Fat: 18gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 184mgSodium: 241mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 38g

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