# CREAMY SUN-DRIED TOMATO SKILLET CHICKEN

This easy, saucy, one-skillet chicken recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner, packed full of flavor with a coconut milk base that you won't even taste.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 lbs chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- 0.5 cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 0.5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 0.75 cup sun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 0.5 cup fresh basil, julienned
- nutritional yeast

## Instructions

1. Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper.
2. Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Sear the chicken on both sides for 3-4 minutes per side, then remove from pan and set aside.
4. Turn the heat to medium-low and add a drizzle more avocado oil.
5. Add the minced garlic to the oil and cook for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
6. Add the coconut milk, stirring to deglaze the pan.
7. Add the chicken broth, sun-dried tomatoes, nutritional yeast, oregano, and crushed red pepper and stir.
8. Bring to a simmer and add the chicken back to the pan.
9. Cover and cook for 15 minutes at a simmer.
10. Make a slurry mixture by whisking the arrowroot starch with a few tablespoons of chicken broth until no lumps remain.
11. Once the chicken has finished cooking, move the chicken to the perimeter of the dish and whisk in the slurry mixture.
12. Remove from heat and stir in the basil.
13. Serve with more basil to garnish.

## Equipment

- large skillet
- knife
- cutting board
- tongs
- wooden spoon
- measuring cups
- whisk
- oven mitt

## Tips

- If you don't like coconut, though this sauce has a coconut milk base, you will not taste the coconut.
- Keep the garlic together and stir it often to keep it from burning.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dxvcfm/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6b9e8222-440c-41ef-abd3-a95a053337d8
- Extracted: 2025-11-08

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