Marry Me Chicken | Marry Me Chicken Recipe

Marry Me Chicken is a quick and easy

Ingredient Needed/Required to cook Marry Me Chicken

• Chicken breast – Slice the chicken breasts into cutlets before using (the idea is to make them thinner). Braising whole chicken breasts directly in the oven will ruin their texture and can lead to overcooking. I like cutlets so I don’t need to do that, but if you want bowls or sandwiches it might be worth your time.
• Flour, Salt, and Pepper – you will dredge the chicken breast in flour for that awesome golden and crispy crust.
• Olive oil and Butter – use olive oil to brown the chicken and butter for flavor. You can even use the sun dried tomato oil for extra flavor. That's a free flavor there!
• Garlic – because it makes everything taste amazingly delicious!
• Chicken or Vegetable Stock – I recommend using chicken stock, but if all you have available is vegetable stock then that works perfectly fine. 
• Heavy Cream and Parmesan Cheese – for a super creamy and flavorful sauce. Kindly don’t use single or light cream as it won’t thicken the sauce very well.
• Chili Flakes, Dried Oregano, and Thyme – for extra flavor to your dish.
• Sun Dried Tomatoes – what makes this dish really special!
• Fresh Basil Leaves – for garnish.

Steps To Follow

• Dredge the chicken in seasoned flour, and shake off any excess flour. Transfer to a plate but do not stack the chicken as they will stick to each other.
• In a heavy-bottomed pan on medium heat, heat the oil and melt the butter.
• Brown the chicken on both sides until it’s golden brown, transfer onto a warm plate, cover, and set aside.
• Sauté the garlic for 1-2 minutes to release its fragrance. Add the chicken stock, and deglaze the pan, scraping any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add the heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and chili flakes to a skillet. Allow this mixture to simmer for a couple of minutes before seasoning with oregano.
• Season with salt and pepper to your taste, add the sundried tomatoes then put the chicken back in the sauce and let the sauce simmer and thicken for a few more minutes.
• Marry Me Chicken is now ready! Once serving, garnish with chopped fresh basil leaves and serve warm over pasta or rice.

What To Serve Marry Me Chicken With?

• My favorite way to serve Marry Me Chicken is over pasta. This garlic butter pasta is So good, but if you make a lot of sauce then plain pasta works great.
• You can also serve it over mashed potatoes, rice, or with crusty bread. Try making homemade breadsticks, they’re so good!
• For a low-carb meal, serve it with butternut squash or zucchini noodles, or cauliflower rice.

Top Tips

• Sometimes it seems like you can only find chicken cutlets and steaks at the grocery store. But chicken breasts are the same thing, so if you want to make a breaded or pan-fried dish just slice one in half first.
• When sautéing the garlic, add a little bit of sundried tomatoes oil for more flavor.
• Do not use single/light cream for this sauce, as it won't thicken the sauce adequately.
• Store-bought cheese can be bland and clumpy. I recommend buying your own block of parmesan and grating it yourself, which will have a much more robust flavor. This will also dissolve more easily in sauces.

Tips For Storage

• Store the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or in the oven, you will need to add a splash of water to thin out the sauce as it thickens in the fridge.
• I don't recommend freezing creamy sauces as they can change texture to grainy when frozen.

Why is it called Marry me chicken?

Marry me chicken gets its name from how delicious it is and how the ingredients “marry one another” and taste so much better together! One bite, and you'll be coming back for more. This tender chicken is nestled in a creamy flavor-packed sauce full of cream, parmesan cheese, and herbs!

What is a Marry Me dish? or What is Marry Me Chicken? 

Marry me chicken has all the essential herbs, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, parmesan cheese and heavy cream. It is a versatile dish that can be eaten in multiple ways and is quick to cook. A few magazine food editors were testing this dish when one said she would literally marry it.

How To Make Marry Me Chicken?

You can prepare it in less than a half an hour (30 minutes), so even if you don't have time to plan your date in advance, as long as you have the ingredients, you can still make this delicious recipe.