Creamy Sun-dried Tomato Basil Chicken Breast

Southern Temptation’s & Springer Mountain Farms Chicken

I love #chicken and what I love even more is a company that produces chicken that is American Humane Certified™, Gluten-free, and that does not have added hormones.  I have partnered with Springer Mountain Farms Chicken (SMF) as an influencer to create some tasty recipes featuring their products! SMF (#mySMFchicken) has a variety of chicken products that you can find in most of your local grocery stores.

I used their “Chicken Breast” in a sun-dried tomato cream sauce for one of my first recipes.  This recipe is simple and cooked all in one skillet or cast iron that is oven safe. I paired this deliciousness with #gluten-free pasta; however, you can use regular pasta, mashed potatoes, or even rice.  For those of us who looking to keep things a bit more healthy, I recommend sauteing some extra spinach that you will have left over and serving with the chicken breast on top!

To find out which product I used and to find a store near you, visit Products — Springer Mountain Farms

I hope you enjoy my recipe just as much as I do.

Happy Cooking,

Chef Mark Phillips 

Creamy Sun-dried Tomato Basil Chicken Breast

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

 

Servings 6 servings

Author: Chef Mark Phillips

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 large chicken breasts, approximately 1 ½ to 2 pounds
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• ⅓ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese at room temperature
• ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes
• 1 cup rough chopped spinach
• 1 tablespoon herb de Provence
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• basil chiffonaded, for garnish

Optional: Gluten-free Pasta (cooked accordingly to the package)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit. Liberally season each chicken breast with salt, pepper and herb de Provence on both sides.
• Heat olive oil in stainless steel skillet (or cast iron) over medium-high heat. When hot, add chicken to skillet. Sear 3 to 4 minutes, then flip and sear on other side 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove seared chicken from skillet and set aside. Add garlic to skillet and cook until fragrant, approximately 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in broth and heavy cream, then slowly add grated parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, red pepper flakes and spinach.
• Bring mixture to simmer, then return chicken breasts to skillet. Quickly flip chicken a time or two to coat in sauce, then transfer the entire skillet to oven.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165° Fahrenheit.
• Remove chicken from skillet and plate with desired sides (I choose gluten-free pasta). Spoon additional sauce from skillet over chicken, garnish with basil.