Chicken w/ Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

When I came across this recipe on Facebook, and saw that it was from Tasty, I knew that it wasn't going to disappoint! Chicken, sun dried tomatoes, and cream, what's not to like? I immediately added the dish to our meal plan and served with a side of green beans! It was absolutely delicious and I was so happy that Cory liked it too. I've never made anything like it before, and not gonna lie, it made me feel so adult making this kind of meal in a cast iron skillet! So cool right? Anyways, original recipe is here and listed below as well as my recipe for steamed green beans.

Chicken w/ Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

~6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs

~S&P to taste

~3 Tbsp. unsalted butter (I used coconut oil instead)

~4 cloves garlic, sliced

~1 cup chicken broth

~1/2 cup heavy cream

~1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes

~1 tsp dried oregano

~1 tsp dried thyme (completely forgot about this....)

~1/4 cup fresh basil, sliced

Directions:

1. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper. 2. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter (or coco oil) in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown. Drain excess fat and set aside. 3. Melt 1 Tbsp. butter (again, coco oil) in the skillet. Add garlic. stir until fragrant, then add chicken broth, heavy cream, sun-dried tomatoes, dried oregano, dried thyme, fresh basil and reduce heat to low. Return chicken to the skillet. 4. Bake at 400˚F / 200˚ C for 25 minutes. 5. Serve immediately.

I ended up broiling it for about 5 minutes while my green beans were finishing up. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am very particular about how my chicken or fish is cooked. I like it just a tad dry only to ensure that it is cooked all the way through. I just wanted to crisp up my chicken before serving, and I am glad I did! Okay, now time for the green beans!

Steamed Green Beans

Ingredients:

~green beans, enough for whomever you are serving, ends trimmed off

~coconut oil

~garlic powder

~S&P to taste

~oregano to taste

Directions:

1. After you put your chicken is in the oven, put your snipped and washed green beans in the steamer (or in our case, rice cooker) and steam for the duration that your chicken is in the oven!

2. When the chicken is done (roughly 20 minutes), take the green beans out of the steamer (they should be much softer by this point) and put them in a sauce pan with coconut oil and seasonings!

3. When your beans are very slightly browned and coated in the seasonings, you are ready to serve!

This recipe was crazy good, however, I think next time I might add some goat cheese before broiling. I have a soft spot for goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes (hello, most amazing salad additions EVER!!!!!) so I would assume the addition of it would be perfect! I hope you guys enjoy these recipes :)

***Oh, please don't mind the horrifying quality of my photos. The quality will be greatly improved very soon! And tonight, I am using the leftovers to make a delicious salad :)

~S