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Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Breast with Cream Sauce Recipe

Sun Dried Tomato Chicken with Creamy Sauce

280kcal
5 from 7 votes
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Prep 5 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 25 minutes
Servings 4
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts , halved
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 5 tablespoon sun-dried tomatoes (squeeze out the oil) - use more according to your liking
  • 2 tablespoon oil from sun-dried tomatoes
  • 10 basil leaves , chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • ½ cup half and half
  • salt/black pepper to taste
  • 5-6 cups spinach leaves

Method

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over high heat. Cook chicken breast for about 6 minutes on both sides (chicken will not be cooked through). Remove the chicken breasts from the heat and set them aside. 
  2. In the same skillet over medium-low heat, stir in garlic, and cook until fragrant. Add some sun-dried tomatoes without oil. Stir for about 10 seconds.
  3. Add chicken broth, oil from sun-dried tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and chicken back to the skillet. Simmer and cover for about 4 minutes.
  4. Stir in half and half, spinach and basil and simmer, uncovered for about 2 minutes.  Make sure chicken is cooked thoroughly. Season with black pepper or salt to taste.

Nutrition

Calories280kcalCarbohydrates9gProtein29gFat14gSaturated Fat4gCholesterol85mgSodium275mgPotassium944mgFiber2gSugar4gVitamin A3765IUVitamin C15mgCalcium92mgIron2mg

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