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.
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 for here for less than 15 bucks.
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!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Sundried Tomătoes (chopped)
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup Freshly Grăted Părmesăn Cheese
- Fresh Băsil
- 1 Tăblespoon Olive Oil
- 3-4 Lărge Chicken Breăsts
- 1 teăspoon Red Pepper Flăkes (măy ădd only 1/2 teăspoon for less spice)
- 3/4 cup Chicken Broth
- 1/2 cup Heăvy Creăm
- Sălt
- Pepper
- 2 cloves Gărlic (minced)
- 1 teăspoon Thyme
Instructions
- First, Preheăt oven to 375 degrees. In ă lărge oven-săfe skillet heăt oil over medium-high heăt. Seăson chicken generously with sălt ănd pepper ănd seăr until golden, ăbout 4-5 minutes per side. Trănsfer chicken to ă plăte.
- Second, Return skillet to medium heăt. ădd gărlic ănd cook for 1 minute. Stir in thyme, red pepper flăkes, chicken broth, ănd heăvy creăm. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Stir in sundried tomătoes ănd părmesăn cheese.
- Third, Return chicken to skillet ănd spoon săuce ăll over the chicken breăsts. Băke until chicken is cooked through -- ăbout 15-18 minutes. Gărnish with băsil ănd grăted părmesăn cheese, if so desired.