Chicken with Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Sauce
Recipe video above. Dinner on the table in 20 minutes! The sauce is ridiculously addictive - I'm tempted to double it!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 750g / 1.5lb chicken thighs OR chicken breast (, skinless and boneless)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Black pepper
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes (, strips, drained of oil (Note 1))
- 2 tbsp oil from sun dried tomatoes jar ((Note 1))
- 2 garlic cloves (, minced)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) white wine ((sub chicken broth))
- 3/4 cup (185 ml) chicken broth/stock (, low sodium)
- 3/4 cup (185 ml) thickened / heavy cream
- 1/3 cup (30g) parmesan, very finely shredded ((Note 2))
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard ((Note 3))
- 1 cup basil leaves (, packed (optional))
Instructions
- 1
Breast: Cut chicken in half horiztonally to form 2 thin steaks.
- 2
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil from sun dried tomat jar in a large skillet over high heat.
- 3
Add the chicken and cook until golden brown on both sides - 6 minutes total for thigh or 4 minutes for breast. Remove onto a plate, keep warm.
- 4
Add the garlic and cook for 15 seconds until light golden.
- 5
Add wine. Bring to simmer and scrape the bottom of the skillet to mix all the brown bits into the wine.
- 6
Let the wine simmer for 1 minute or so until the smell of alcohol is gone which means it has evaporated.
- 7
Mix in mustard, then add the chicken broth, cream, parmesan and sun dried tomatoes.
- 8
Bring to simmer, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened. Stir regularly to dissolve parmesan cheese.
- 9
Taste sauce and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- 10
Stir through basil leaves, then return chicken into pan. Spoon sauce over and simmer 1 minute.
- 11
Serve immediately! Great served over mashed potato, Creamy Mashed Cauliflower or pasta. Or serve with bread on the side to mop up sauce!