Chicken with Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Sauce – an 80’s throwback! I like to pack in a lot of sun dried tomato flavour here by using the oil from the jar to cook the chicken. Why throw away free flavour??
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Sauce for Chicken
Sun dried tomatoes don’t feature as much anymore as they should. Back in the 80’s they were ALL THE RAGE!
But they never went out of fashion in my world. Throw a small amount into almost any meal and you get a wonderful burst of extra flavour. I use them to make a super quick 12 Minutes Sun Dried Tomato Couscous Salad, in creamy chicken pasta, I stuff ’em inside chicken breast and Chicken Meatloaf and I use then for pasta salads.
The added bonus is the oil that the sun dried tomatoes are marinated in. Free flavour! Using the oil from the jar to cook the chicken really drives home the sun dried tomato flavour in the overall dish.
I never toss out the oil that olives and other antipasto things come in. I recycle them – either cook with it, or I use it to marinate cubes of feta or char grilled vegetables. Have to you ever tried that? Super thrifty – and extra flavour!
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Sauce ingredients
Here’s what you need for the creamy sun dried tomato sauce. I’ve used chicken thighs here, but it’s just as great made with chicken breast.
Quick dinner – 15 Minutes!
If you have a skillet large enough to cook all the chicken in one batch, then you’ll get this on the table in around 15 minutes. Chicken thighs should take around 6 -7 minutes to cook, and the creamy sun dried tomato sauce takes about 5 minutes.
I usually prep the sauce ingredients which the chicken is browning, so there’s really not much extra prep time.
Serve this with mashed potato OR, to make this a sensational low carb meal, with Creamy Mashed Cauliflower. It’s also great with pasta, or even just some crusty bread, dinner rolls or even focaccia to mop up the sauce! – Nagi x
Watch how to make it
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Chicken with Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
- 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
- Breast: Cut chicken in half horiztonally to form 2 thin steaks.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil from sun dried tomat jar in a large skillet over high heat.
- 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.
- Add the garlic and cook for 15 seconds until light golden.
- Add wine. Bring to simmer and scrape the bottom of the skillet to mix all the brown bits into the wine.
- Let the wine simmer for 1 minute or so until the smell of alcohol is gone which means it has evaporated.
- Mix in mustard, then add the chicken broth, cream, parmesan and sun dried tomatoes.
- Bring to simmer, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened. Stir regularly to dissolve parmesan cheese.
- Taste sauce and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Stir through basil leaves, then return chicken into pan. Spoon sauce over and simmer 1 minute.
- Serve immediately! Great served over mashed potato, Creamy Mashed Cauliflower or pasta. Or serve with bread on the side to mop up sauce!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Originally published July 2015, updated July 2019 with new photos, new video, new process photos, new writing. And the recipe has been spruced up a wee bit too!
Life of Dozer
I went to the loo, came back and he’d made himself at home on MY cashmere blanket!
Could I make this ahead of time and put in oven on low to keep warm for about an hour before serving?
Wow, another delicious recipe that makes my spouse think I’m a genius cook…this is so flavorful and juicy and goes with just about anything – steamed veggies, pasta, mashed potatoes, etc. I always appreciate the recipe notes and quick videos, which pretty-much clarify any questions that I have on the recipes. Thanks!
First Recipe I made from here! Super good. Really easy. Served with angel hair pasta.
Really easy to make, lovely and rich and delicious, everyone Inc the children loved it and people asked for the recipe! Thanks so much!
Delicious and recipe was super easy to follow! Thank you for sharing!
Another top notch recipe. Was sceptical about the flavours at first because I don’t normally like sun dried tomato or basil! Wow did this recipe change my mind. Thank you once again Nagi!
Nagi, you did it again. This recipe is easy and delicious! You are my go to for great new dishes. Thank you!
Oh yumm! Going to make it for bookclub ladies (10) but that’s next week & I really really need to eat this now 😁!!! Thank you Nagi 🥰
Really yummy sauce. I didn’t let the chicken cook through enough (bit impatient) but just cooked extra at the very end. In a pinch it’s fine to use another type of mustard in my experience.
Made this last night- exquisite!
I only had basil paste in a tube but added that + fresh spinach.
BONUS! I bought bone-in/skin-on thighs (sale for $6.99k. Removed skin and rendered the fat (crispy chicky-bacon-yum!) + saved bones to bake and then make cream of tomato soup tomorrow!
Excellent recipe, Nagi– & congrats on the book and the SMH post! You sure do deserve it and it’s refreshing to see someone work hard and get noticed. Good on ya! 🙂
Delicious – cooked up by my 17yo daughter & served with some pasta. I suspect she used wholegrain mustard instead of dijon & she definitely didn’t pack the basil in (she doesn’t love basil, I do) but I wasn’t questioning it as it was so damn good however she did it. Your recipes are so easy to follow (& they never fail) that I’ll be putting the next one in front of my 13yo to follow 😉
Favourite Nagi recipe so far!!! Absolutely delicious, served with rice YUMMMMMMM!!!
OMG Oh My gosh! Such a great Recipe! Love it loved it! Have tried sooo many of your recipes and have sent them onto so many other family members! Will have to go back and rate them (recipes) !!! Gwen
I made this a few weeks ago and it was an absolute winner in my household. Today I’ve batch cooked this recipe as my husband couldn’t get enough he even licked the plate. The recipe is so easy to follow. Thank you so much for sharing xx
Bloody beautiful!! Sorry for swearing 🙂
Oh Em Gee! This dish was amazeballs!! I cooked this for my parents and myself and everyone loved it! The sauce was just delicious!! 10 out of 10!!
I love this old fav!
Super easy and so full of flavour
This recipe rocks!!
Omg the sauce is the best, try not to lick everyone’s plates clean! 12/10 👍
Delicious! The sauce gave it that extra special taste. Super easy recipe with approval from all the family. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to trying many more.