Ingredients

4 chicken breasts

30g plain flour

1 red onion, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, crushed

150g sundried tomatoes, drained and roughly chopped, 3 tbsp oil reserved

1 tsp dried oregano

2 tsp paprika

150ml double cream

200ml chicken stock

50g parmesan, grated

8-10 basil leaves torn, to serve

1/2 lemon, juice only

sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

Season the flour with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Coat the chicken breasts in the flour.

Heat 2 tbsp of the sundried tomato oil in a large, lidded frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the chicken for 5 minutes, flip and cook for a further 5 minutes until golden all over, but not cooked through. Set the chicken aside on a plate.

Drizzle the remaining 1 tbsp sundried tomato oil into the pan and reduce the heat to low. Fry the onion for 8-10 mins until softened but not golden. Stir in the garlic and cook for another minute, then add the sundried tomatoes, oregano and paprika, stirring well.

Add the cream, stock, parmesan and plenty of salt and pepper and give everything a good stir.

Sit the chicken back in the sauce. Put the lid on the pan and cook for about 20 minutes. Turning the chicken halfway through until it is cooked and the sauce has thickened a little.

Remove the pan from the heat, sprinkle over the basil leaves and the squeeze of half a lemon.

Serve with rice or roast potatoes and vegetables.

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MARRY ME CHICKEN
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings
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Ingredients
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings
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Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Season the flour with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Coat the chicken breasts in the flour.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp of the sundried tomato oil in a large, lidded frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the chicken for 5 minutes, flip and cook for a further 5 minutes until golden all over, but not cooked through. Set the chicken aside on a plate.
  3. Drizzle the remaining 1 tbsp sundried tomato oil into the pan and reduce the heat to low. Fry the onion for 8-10 mins until softened but not golden. Stir in the garlic and cook for another minute, then add the sundried tomatoes, oregano and paprika, stirring well.
  4. Add the cream, stock, parmesan and plenty of salt and pepper and give everything a good stir.
  5. Sit the chicken back in the sauce. Put the lid on the pan and cook for about 20 minutes. Turning the chicken halfway through until it is cooked and the sauce has thickened a little.
  6. Remove the pan from the heat, sprinkle over the basil leaves and the squeeze of half a lemon.
  7. Serve with rice or roast potatoes and vegetables.
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