Description
This Whole30 Marry Me Chicken is creamy, savory, and packed with flavor—all in just 30 minutes! Made with tender chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and a luscious coconut cream sauce, it’s gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, keto, and totally family-approved.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
- 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt (or salt, divided)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
- 13 oz full-fat unsweetened canned coconut cream (chilled, solid part only)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1–2 tablespoons arrowroot or potato starch (for thickening)
- ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained, blotted, and chopped
- ½ oz fresh basil (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
Prepare the chicken
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook for 5–7 minutes until golden brown and cooked through. Add garlic in the last minute of cooking until fragrant.
Make the sauce
In a bowl, whisk together coconut cream (solid part only), chicken broth, nutritional yeast, oregano, and starch until smooth.
Prep the sun-dried tomatoes
Blot excess oil and chop sun-dried tomatoes. This keeps the sauce creamy and not greasy.
Combine & simmer
Add sun-dried tomatoes to the skillet with chicken. Stir in the sauce and bring to a gentle boil. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
Finish & serve
Taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish with fresh basil. Serve over cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, or with roasted vegetables.
Notes
Blot sun-dried tomatoes well to avoid excess oiliness. Always use the solid part of chilled coconut cream for the richest sauce. Leftovers keep well in the fridge for 3 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 981mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 73mg
Keywords: whole30 chicken, marry me chicken, dairy free dinner, paleo chicken recipe, keto chicken skillet