Marry Me Chicken
Creamy chicken with parmesan and sun-dried tomatoes. The name ‘Marry me’ Chicken comes from the way the ingredients ‘marry’ each other. Although some people like to believe that the person you cook it for will want to marry you after you make it for them.
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Ingredients
- 2 Chicken breasts
- 80 g Plain flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 20 g Butter
- 1 Onion diced
- 4 Cloves of garlic chopped
- 200 ml Chicken stock
- 150 ml Double cream
- 60 g Parmesan grated
- 2 tbsp Sun dried tomato paste
- 1 tsp Dried thyme
- 1 tsp Dried oregano
- 1 Bunch of fresh basil rough chopped
Instructions
- For this recipe I used 2 small chicken breasts, if you have large ones then you can cut them in half lengthways to make two fillets.
- Add the salt and pepper to the flour and mix it well. Coat the chicken in the seasoned flour and shake off any excess.
- Add a little cooking oil and the butter to a large frying pan, once it’s really hot add the chicken and cook until it is golden brown on both sides. This should take about 3-4 minutes on each side over a medium to high heat.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and just set aside. Using the same pan, fry the onion for a few minutes until it starts to soften.
- Chuck in the garlic and cook for a minute.
- Pour in the chicken stock and double cream, add the grated parmesan. Stir well, then bring to a simmer.
- Add the sun-dried tomato paste, dried thyme and dried oregano. Stir well.
- Get the chicken back into the pan, then bring to a simmer until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is cooked through.
- Taste for seasoning, then add the fresh basil.
47 comments on “Marry Me Chicken”
This was amazing, so easy but looks & tastes so impressive my whole family loved it. I doubled your recipe to feed the family. Thank you this is a keeper!
Bought my mum your cook book for Xmas she loves it and everyday telling me about a new receipe she has cooked that’s lovely.
I can’t seem to find sundried tomato paste anywhere 🙁 I’ve checked Morrisons and Aldi but so far can only find sundried tomato pesto. Is that the same? Xx
It isn’t the same, but it will work. Sun dried tomato paste should be in all supermarkets.
Can you use just normal tomato puree?
YOu can do, but it will be much nicer with sun dried tomatoes
the paste you are after is in sainsburys – inspired cook by sainsburys 190g
is in sainsburys – inspired cook by sainsburys – 190g
I used sundry tomatoes and tomato puree instead. It was still delicious
What a banger of a recipe Jon, absolutely loved it and so easy.
This dish was delicious am so pleased am getting your cookbook for Christmas thank you
I’d marry me after that! Will be making this weekly, thank you.
Hi. Made this Marry me chicken tonight with hassleback potatoes and tenderstem broccoli..it was absolutely amazing and will definitely make again. Everyone’s plates were cleaned. Managed to get the sundried paste out M&S. Was delicious. I need your cookbook!!!
Probably one of my favourite dishes I’ve ever made. It’s made me passionate about cooking again.
I really enjoyed this!
Great recipe! Didn’t have sundried tomato paste, so I mixed regular tomato paste with sundried tomatoes instead. Worked great. Also, added some cornstarch slurry to make the sauce thicker.
Wow. We just tried this tonight. Hubby said the sauce was delicious. It was so easy to make. We will definitely be having this again soon. Thank you Jon.
Absolutely delicious and so easy to make!
Sorry forgot to rate! 5 stars
Wow, an amazing dish. This will be made again that’s for sure. The amount of sauce was perfect for four of us and made the hassleback potatoes to go with it and tenderstem broccoli. My husband said he would definitely “marry me” although we’ve been married for 25 years! Such a lovely recipe thanks so much.
A stunner of a dish!! And quite simple to cook too. I’ve been following Jon for a long time on instagram and have tried many of his recipes. Not one has let me down so far. If you haven’t got his book yet, order it now. You won’t regret it 👍👍
Thanks Jon. Keep em coming 😄
I’ve just seen this recipe and I’m going to get the ingredients today so I can make it tonight. It looks easy to make and it looks so delicious. Thank you so much for the recipe. Your book looks amazing.
Really delicious! Girlfriends asking for calorie counts per serving 🙄
I saw this on This Morning, being cooked for Alison and Dermot and thought that looks really nice! So shopped for the ingredients that same day and made for tea and my god! It was beautiful! So much I’ve got it for tea again tonight. Thank you for this great recipe Jon! 👏
Did you also make the potatoes he made? I can’t find the recipe for them 😪😪 xx
The recipe for the baby hasselback potatoes is also on my website, or you can find it on ITV this morning website.
Gorgeous and easy to make. Definitely a firm favourite
Haha me too! Absolutely stunning!
One of my favourite recipes , amazing and so tasty .
Easy to make substitutions for my diet as well
Yummy, yummy. A super recipe with aĺ my favourite ingredients,! What’s not to like. I can’t wait to try it, but missing a couple of ingredients at the moment, so shopping tomorrow is a must.
Thank you Jon.
The most lovely dish I have made in a long time. I made with sweet potato mash with this and spring veg. Thank you so much for your inspiration,I adore all your recipes.
I don’t have any dried thyme, can I use mixed herb instead?
yes 🙂
It is so delicious and so simple. It will be a regular for my family 👍👏
Hi Jon
I couldn’t find sun dried tomato paste, should I use tomatoe purée or red pesto instead?
Thanks
Hi, both would work as good substitutions.
Such a tasty meal that the whole family enjoyed. I subbed out the sundried tomato paste for red pesto as I had ran out and it tasted great. Served with rice, broccoli and green beans 👍
Make this every week it’s delicious with lots of sauce
Lovely dish. Didn’t have any sundried tomato paste so used ordinary tomato puree. Will try that next time to see what the difference is. Really tasty, thick and creamy sauce so served up with potato and squash garlic mash and greens. Have been looking for something to serve up to friends who will be coming down next month. This will be it!! Great talking point dish name too ❤️
Lovely, lovely recipe. Cooked this twice now. First time for just me and hubbie, with mashed potato and broccoli. 2nd time, I tweaked the recipe slightly, as I was feeding 4 people and not 2. I followed the original recipe, with exactly the same quantities and method for 2, but this time I cut the chicken breasts into bite size chunks instead of leaving them whole, before I dusted them in the flour, and then fried them until golden.
I cooked a packet of linguine (500g) and then added the cooked pasta to the chicken and sauce. I added about a cup of the pasta water to loosen it up and then mixed it all together. It made it more economical and really family friendly.
Thank you Jon 🙂
Hi, what side do you recommend to eat with this dish ? Thanks
Hi, It is very versatile so will go with almost anything. Rice or mashed potatoes work well if you want something simple.
My family all loved this and they are usually very hard to please! Apparently they would order it in a restaurant – praise indeed. Thank you for sharing your delicious recipes.
This dish has amazing fresh flavours, easy to follow recipe. Even tastes better the next day. A good way to eat your greens and veggies with the sauce. Sauce does thicken more after adding the cream. The chicken tastes lovely and soft cooking this way before putting it back in the sauce.. Never heard of this dish or chef until a friend forwarded it to me. Looking forward to try the rest of the recipes. Impressed.
Very nice, but the parmesan went very stringy and chewy. Will try adding it right at the end next time.
Hi, That’s strange, I haven’t known parmesan to do that before. Even adding it early shouldn’t have that effect. Which parmesan did you use?
Wow. The whole family enjoyed this all clean plates. I personally added mushrooms and chopped in sun dried tomatoes too, served with long grain rice tenderstem broccoli and carrots. Very filling but also a great way to get in veggies. The recipe is very easy to follow and took no more than 40 mins for 4 people.
Cooked this one, the sauce is to die for. Nice one Jon.
This dish was delicious am so pleased am getting your cookbook for Christmas thank you