Easy Marry Me Chicken Recipe (2024)

This Marry Me Chicken Recipe is always a crowd pleaser! Perfectly seasoned, juicy chicken breasts are cooked in a delicious sundried tomato cream sauce with lots of fresh basil. It’s an easy recipe that is great for busy weeknights but amazing enough for guests and special occasions. Make this for your partner and a marriage proposal just might follow! It’s THAT good!

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An easy one-pan chicken dish is ALWAYS good to have on hand! Easy to make and easy to clean up! This Chicken with White Wine Sauce and this Honey Butter Garlic Chicken are two of my top go-to’s!

This Marry Me Chicken, though, might be one of my all-time faves! Chicken breasts are cooked in an addicting sun-dried tomato cream sauce with lots of garlic and fresh basil!

Legend has it, that this dish is a key to man’s heart….and one bite will have him on one knee proposing to you!

While I can’t vouch for that, I can say that my husband LOVES LOVES this recipe and it’s on our regular dinner rotation!

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RECIPE

A chicken dinner the whole family will love!
The decadent, creamy sauce that will have you licking your plate!
“Fancy” but ready in 30 minutes!
An impressive dish that’s perfect for entertaining, but so easy to assemble and uses simple ingredients!

RECIPE INGREDIENTS

You’ll need the following ingredients to make this Easy Marry Me Chicken Recipe:

INGREDIENT NOTES

Chicken: Boneless skinless chicken breasts cook up easily when they are pounded out to an even thickness. You can also use chicken breast tenders!

Sun-Dried Tomatoes: Sliced sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil yield the most flavor. I drain off most of the oil.

HOW TO MAKE EASY MARRY ME CHICKEN: STEP BY STEP

Here are some quick visual instructions. Remember that full instructions with exact ingredients will be in the recipe card below!

Step 1: Between two sheets of plastic wrap, pound out chicken breasts to 1/2″ thickness. Then, cut each breast in half so you are left with smaller pieces. Season with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.

RECIPE TIPS & TRICKS

Make sure you use heavy cream for this recipe, otherwise it won’t properly thicken.

While the chicken breasts are resting, yummy juices will accumulate on the plate. Make sure you add all those delicious juice to your sauce!

If the sauce thickens too quickly, turn down the heat a bit. You can also add a splash of chicken stock to thin it out.

Using chicken bone broth yields a deep, rich flavor. You can usually find this near the chicken stock at most larger grocery stores.

⭐️ CONFIDENCE TIP ⭐️

After adding the spices to your delicious sauce, don’t be afraid to taste it!! Then season it with more spices if you think it needs it!

STORAGE & REHEATING

Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days ( my favorite glass storage containers).

Reheating: After refrigerating, the sauce will thicken. When reheating this dish (in a pan on in the microwave), just add a splash of chicken stock or heavy cream (or both!) to thin the sauce out a bit.

Freezing: Because of the dairy in the recipe, I prefer not to freeze it. For best results, just store leftovers in the fridge.

SIMPLE SUBSTITUTIONS

Here are a few substitutions you can make:

Boneless, skinless chicken thighs or chicken breast tenders can also be used in place of boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
Vegetable stock can be used in place of chicken stock.
Fresh tomatoes or cherry tomatoes can be used in place of sun-dried tomatoes. The flavor is a little different, but it’s a nice, fresh taste!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Why is it called Marry Me Chicken?

Legend has it that this creamy, Marry Me Chicken recipe is sooo AMAZING and it’s literally the key to a man’s heart! One bite of this delicious dish and a marriage proposal is almost inevitable!!

Fact or folklore?! There’s only one way to find out! 🙂 How do you serve Marry Me Chicken?

My two favorite ways to serve this chicken are over rice or pasta. Don’t forget the bread to help soak up every ounce of the delicious sauce!

This recipe is also friendly to those on the keto diet, so you can also serve it over cauliflower rice or just with a side of veggies like green beans, asparagus, or a simple salad.