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20 Minute Dinners

Creamy Tomato Chicken

The 20 minute dinner that looks most impressive for least effort. Golden chicken in rosy creamy tomato sauce that tastes like it simmered all afternoon. Five ingredients, one pan, twenty minutes. Someone at your table will ask for the recipe.
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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
  • 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 and chicken cooked through
  7. Step 7: Reduce heat to low stir in cream gently
  8. Step 8: Add torn basil leaves serve over pasta or rice

Notes

— Add cream at low heat to
prevent splitting
— Good canned tomatoes make
real difference here
— Serve with crusty bread for
mopping up sauce
— Leftovers reheat well gently
with splash of water