Marry Me Chicken Recipe
Tender chicken thighs cooked in a delicious tangy cream sauce served over hot pasta.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 385kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken thighs (bone-in with skin)
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil (or favorite oil)
- ¼ cup diced onion
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 3 cloves garlic (slivered)
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup white wine
- ½ cup artichoke hearts (chopped)
- 3 tablespoon sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
- 8 kalamata olives (sliced in half)
- 2 teaspoon capers (optional)
- ¾ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste)
- ¾ cup half and half (or heavy cream)
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoon Italian parsley or basil (chopped)
- ¼ cup feta cheese (crumbled)
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a deep pan and brown chicken thighs, fat side down first, for four minutes on each side, or until browned. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Drain chicken fat from pan and put 2 tablespoon of the fat back in, or use more avocado oil. Sauté onion and mushrooms for one minutes. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Deglaze with chicken broth, and wine. Add artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, capers, and red pepper flakes. Simmer for five minutes over low to heat.
- Add cream and parmesan cheese. Return chicken thighs to pan, skin side up. Cover and simmer for an additional 20 minutes, or until chicken is completely cooked.
- Make fresh pasta using the recipe on this blog, or prepare four servings of store-bought pasta.
- Divide pasta between four plates. Smother with sauce, add chicken, and sprinkle with feta chunks and chopped fresh parsley or basil.
Notes
- Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- If you cook marry me chicken in an oven-safe skillet such as a cast-iron skillet, you can bake the chicken in the oven instead of on the stove top.
- For a lower-carb option, you can serve the chicken and juices over cauliflower rice instead of pasta, although I can't guarantee a marriage purpose if you do that. 🙃
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 792mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g
