Marry Me Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 tsp smoked paprika (for both marinading & cooking)
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tbs olive oil (for marinade & cooking)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 75g cherry tomatoes
• 50g finely chopped yellow onion
• 20g sun-dried tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 100g baby spinach
• 200ml heavy cream
• 150ml chicken stock or white wine
• 25g freshly grated parmesan

Instructions:

1. Pound chicken until thin and uniform to ensure the chicken cooks evenly
2. Marinate the chicken with paprika, Italian herbs, salt & pepper, EVOO & any other seasonings of choice
3. Pan fry chicken breast until caramelised on both sides in a wide hot frying pan & remove once 80% cooked
4. To the same pan, add in about 1 tbs of the sundried tomato oil
5. Sautee onion & garlic until soft, followed by sundried tomatoes & half of the cherry tomatoes
6. Add more paprika to taste, then mash tomatoes until soft
7. Deglaze with white wine, water or chicken stock & bring up to boil
8. Add in cream, bring up to a simmer & add in chicken breasts
9. When bubbling, add in the balance cherry tomatoes
10. Turn down heat & add in spinach
11. Sprinkle over freshly grated Parmesan or Pecorino followed by fresh parsley or basil