Marry Me Chicken Recipe (2024)

By Naz Deravian

Updated Dec. 12, 2023

Marry Me Chicken Recipe (1)

Total Time
1 hour
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
50 minutes
Rating
4(9,324)
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This cozy dish, whichwent viral on TikTok with claims that if you prepare it for someone, you will end up getting married, features boneless chicken breasts nestled in a creamy, tomato-y sauce. With wedding bells in mind or not, this dish comes together fairly quickly and is just as great for entertaining as it is for a family meal. In this version, the addition of tomato paste adds a bright acidity to the rich cream sauce and complements the sun-dried tomatoes. Serve with crusty bread to sop up all the juices as well as tangy green salad to balance out the sauce’s richness. Or, try it over pasta,rice orpolenta.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

  • 3large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, or 6 chicken cutlets (about 2¼ pounds total), patted dry
  • Kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal) and black pepper
  • ¼cup all-purpose flour
  • 3tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
  • 3tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1tablespoon tomato paste
  • ½teaspoon dried oregano
  • Red-pepper flakes, to taste
  • 1cup low-sodium chicken stock
  • ½ to ¾cup heavy cream
  • ½cup (1½ ounces) grated Parmesan
  • cup sliced sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil
  • Fresh basil, for serving

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

  1. Step

    1

    If using chicken breasts, start from the thickest end and slice each chicken breast in half horizontally so you end up with a total of 6 cutlets (see Tip). Season both sides of the chicken cutlets well with salt and pepper.

  2. Step

    2

    Scatter the flour on a large plate and coat the cutlets, shaking off the excess. Transfer the cutlets to a sheet pan or large plate in a single layer.

  3. Step

    3

    Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high. Once hot, reduce the heat to medium and add the butter. As soon as it melts, add the cutlets and cook until golden on one side, about 5 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook the other side until golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Do this in batches, if needed, adding more oil, if needed. Transfer the cutlets to a plate or sheet pan.

  4. Reduce the heat to low, add the garlic and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste, stirring until the color deepens, about 2 minutes. Add the oregano and red-pepper flakes, to taste. Increase the heat to medium, add the stock and bring to a simmer, scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pan, until the liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.

  5. Step

    5

    Add ½ cup of the cream and warm through, stirring, until it thickens slightly, about 3 minutes. Watch the cream closely, reducing the heat if necessary, to maintain a gentle simmer. Stir in the Parmesan and the sun-dried tomatoes. Add more cream, if you like, and season the sauce. Place the chicken back in the pan to warm through, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and scatter basil on top.

Tip

  • To make it easier to slice into cutlets, place the chicken breasts in the freezer for 20 minutes.

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cd1600

I have been making this for years. I pound my chicken cutlets and by the time it’s done they’re are falling apart tender. I add a lot more broth and thicken it with the flour from the chicken. I also add a half pound of cooked pasta and a lot of raw baby spinach at the end - it melts from the heat and makes this a true one pot meal. I always have enough for at least 2 nights!!

amanda v

Made this tonight. Didn’t have cream so used whole milk and some flour to thicken. We don’t like SDT so I used a can of petite diced tomatoes drained and it was delicious. Served it over rice. Was very good, easy and came together quickly. Marry me tho? Maybe not lol. Sleep with me, maybe haha.

Souad Sharabani

You don't need to use that much oil & butter to make this dish, 1/2 the amount is sufficient . You can also use milk, or coconut milk instead of cream

Ash

Add a finely diced shallot when you add the garlic, you won’t regret it.

Curt Conklin

In college we used to joke that every fella needed to know how to make a creamy chicken dish for serving a first-time dine-over date. It didn't matter the recipe, but we all called it Chicken Seducto. This qualifies!

Degustibus Dan

Deglaze with a shot (or two) of vodka after cooking the tomato paste (double that too) and the dish becomes pretty classic vodka sauce.

Donna

Wondering if you could use greek yogurt instead of heavy cream to cut back on the fat content?

Lindsay

Sub the dairy for sour cream, add some onions, serve it with spaetzle or other dumpling and you’ve got chicken paprikash. Yes, my spouse we would remarry me for this.

Stephanie T

This was really good, and the leftovers reheated well and made a great lunch! I did make some modifications based on some notes. After browning the chicken, I sautéed some mushrooms until nicely browned, removed from pan and then sautéed some finely diced shallots and garlic until soft. Added the tomato paste and after a few minutes deglazed with a splash of vodka. once that cooked off, I added the broth and followed the rest of recipe, adding the mushrooms along with the chicken in that step.

Katie

This recipe nearly caused a divorce in my household as my boyfriend got so mad at the amount of oil I had splattered everywhere. Also I used chicken thighs as it was the only thing I had in the fridge. Frankly the outcome was a little gross, between the fattiness of the thighs and the creaminess of the sauce. I know, none of this is the fault of the recipe, but I guess my advice is don't use thighs and get a boyfriend who doesn't hover over you while you cook.

Christina

As a newlywed, my first dish was this! I added extra red pepper flakes for more heat, and doubled the amount of sun dried tomatoes for extra tangy-ness. I also threw some basil into the sauce after removing the pan from heat, as well as extra for garnish. Came out great!

steve rayman

Threw some vermouth in to deglaze the pan.

JG in Florence

I made this as written. It was very tasty and the whole family enjoyed it, and I liked the overall technique in the recipe. The sauce was yummy mopped up with bread.That said, I doubt me or my partner would have been impressed by this kind of food. Butter, cream and parmesan on chicken is rich. It's good, but if we want to splurge, we'd rather do it on something else!

SophiaSprinkles

So if it’s like a curry but without spices and with sun dried tomatoes, it’s nothing like a curry. *shrugs*

beepboop

I always put toasted garlic breadcrumbs on top, with a little bit of cumin. It's my version of curry not curry!

patty

Is this freezable with heavy cream?

Georgia Brown

For dairy free folks—use Miyokos butter as a substitute for all dairy ingredients.

Isaac H

Lives up to the hype! I'm not a very experienced cook so I was worried for a minute that it wouldn't combine but it did and it was absolutely delicious. Goes great with rice or noodles.

atx foodie

Also want to add mushrooms shallota

jenjen

Just made for my husband--boy did he carry on. Only changes were I used half the butter and vermouth for half the chicken broth. Very very good

Claudesnyc

Absolutely delicious! Just cook it as is and you won’t be unhappy.

marry me chicken

Add Calabrian peppers & top cutlets w goat cheese rounds

jshodges

Deglaze with vodka after shallots/garlic

Julie

Delicious! Even better that it just took 30 minutes. I started with cutlets so didn’t have to slice and pound breasts. Cut the sauce in half because I only had roughly a pound of chicken. It was enough - barely - so next time I’ll increase the amount of sauce. The only change I made was to use half and half instead of heavy cream because it’s what I had. Served with mashed potatoes and sautéed zucchini.

Heather

No real notes. It just wasn’t my thing—I don’t like flabby meat or skin.

stand9919

Ad onion and mushroom with the garlic

Em

Can confirm this chicken made me want to marry myself.I used grape tomatoes instead of tomato paste and it worked great, and also added a died onion.

Carrie Anderson

My father in law declared this the best favored chicken he’s ever eaten. Made as written, would reduce the salt a bit next time.

Jocelyn

I made it without the cream and it was still delicious! I used a Dutch oven so not too messy at all.

Brenda

This was very good! I made as written except used half & half in place of the cream and added a small, chopped shallot with the garlic. Could probably cut the butter back a bit. Served with some orzo pasta. Delicious, will make again!

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