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quick 5 ingredient dinners

Creamy Tomato Chicken

Chicken, crushed tomatoes, cream, garlic, and basil create a quick 5 ingredient dinner that tastes like it simmered all afternoon. The cream mellows the tomatoes into a gorgeous rosy sauce. Ready in 20 minutes flat.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 440
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 600 g chicken breast diced
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes 400g
  • Half cup heavy cream
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • Fresh basil handful
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Season chicken with salt and pepper
  2. Step 2: Heat olive oil in large pan over medium high heat
  3. Step 3: Cook chicken 5 to 6 minutes until golden and mostly cooked through
  4. Step 4: Add garlic cook 1 minute
  5. Step 5: Add crushed tomatoes bring to simmer
  6. Step 6: Simmer 8 minutes until sauce thickens slightly and chicken cooked through
  7. Step 7: Reduce heat to low stir in cream
  8. Step 8: Add torn basil leaves serve over rice or pasta

Notes

— Add cream at low heat to
prevent curdling
— Good quality canned tomatoes
make a real difference
— Serve over pasta rice or
with crusty bread
— Leftovers reheat well gently