Easy Creamy Chicken in Tomato sauce
Juicy chicken breasts in tomato sauce is an easy, delicious dinner recipe that will be ready in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
Full recipe with amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
- Chicken. I used chicken breasts but chicken thighs can also be used.
- Onion.
- Garlic.
- Oregano.
- Paprika.
- Passata/Crushed tomatoes.
- Cream.
- Parmesan cheese.
- Salt and pepper.
- Basil, to serve.
How to make creamy chicken in tomato sauce
- Season the chicken: Place chicken breasts on a chopping board in front of you and with a sharp knife, carefully slice each in half resulting in two thin fillets. Drizzle with olive oil and season generously with salt, pepper and paprika on both sides.
- Cook the chicken: Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes per side until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Make the tomato sauce: In the same pan, fry the onion, garlic and oregano in a splash of olive oil until soft and fragrant. Pour in the passata/tomatoes and cream. Season with salt and pepper and allow to simmer gently for 5 minutes. Add the Parmesan and stir in. Add the chicken back to the pan along with any resting juices and allow to simmer for another minute or two.
- Serve: Top with basil and serve.
What to serve with chicken in tomato sauce
- Focaccia
- Creamy Polenta
- Pasta of your choice.
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Easy creamy chicken in tomato sauce
Juicy chicken breasts in tomato sauce is an easy, delicious dinner recipe that will be ready in 20 minutes.
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Calories: 240kcal
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 500 g (1lb) chicken breasts
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp pepper
For the tomato sauce
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1½ cups tomato passata
- ½ cup cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated
- salt and pepper
- pinch of sugar (optional)
- fresh basil to serve
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts on a chopping board in front of you and with a sharp knife, carefully slice each in half resulting in two thin fillets.
- Drizzle with olive oil and season generously with salt, pepper and paprika on both sides.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes per side until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, fry the onion, garlic and oregano in a splash of olive oil until soft and fragrant.
- Pour in the passata/tomatoes and cream.
- Season with salt and pepper and allow to simmer gently for 5 minutes. Stir in the Parmesan cheese.
- Add the chicken back to the pan along with any resting juices and allow to simmer for another minute or two.
- Top with basil and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 760mg | Potassium: 953mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 717IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg
So yum !! I’ve made this twice already and I can’t get enough of it… I usually eat it with rice, it goes really nice :)) Surprisingly, even my fussy little sister liked it– and that’s saying alot! ♡♡
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Hi Steve. Thanks for your condescending message. I am not American, actually. I am South African. And my blog has ads because it costs me quite a lot to run and provide free recipes for my readers. I pay staff salaries, hosting, email services, etc etc etc. For this website to continue doing this, I need to run ads. The other option is starting a subscription service in which readers pay a monthly fee which will make up for the ad income. Is that something you think would work?
Also, apologies for the spelling mistake. I am but a woman. Thank you so much for pointing it out.
You got him and good for you. Not bad for a mere woman ?
Well said, Alida, and well played.
Thank you for the delicious recipe. I APPRECIATE your time and effort in sharing it.
Delicious! Would it work to make in advance for a lathe group and reheat?
Yes absolutely!
We made it tonight and was simply delicious.