Chicken Breasts With Creamy Basil Sauce

Submitted by mary winecoff

"This is a very quick and elegant recipe that would be great for serving special guests. I use fat-free half and half because it is one dairy product I can't tell the difference in."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup fat-free half-and-half
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 large tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup fresh basil, coarsely chopped
• basil leaves (to garnish)

directions

1. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat until sizzling. Stir in salt and pepper.
2. Add chicken; cook 8 to 12 minutes or until juices are clear.
3. Remove from skillet; set aside. Reduce heat to medium.
4. Stir flour into skillet. Add half and half and garlic, stirring constantly l minute or until slightly thickened.
5. Stir tomatoes and basil. Return chicken to skillet. Cook 4 or 5 minutes or until heated through.
6. Garnish with basil leaves.

Reviews

[Carol T.]

I've tried making this a few times. Every time I make it my house fills up with smoke. The outside of the chicken burns while the inside is still raw. I'm guessing it needs to cook longer on a lower temperature. It usually still manages to come out ok in the end but I'm not impressed enough with the flavor to keep setting off the smoke alarm.

 

[teresas]

We really enjoyed the nice taste of basil in this chicken dish. Very easy to prepare. I didn't put the chicken back into the sauce but poured it on top. Like lazyme did. Next time I will increase the sauce cuz it's that good! Thanks for posting.

 

[lazyme]

We really enjoyed this chicken dish. It was very simple and flavorful. I loved the addition of the tomatoes and the fresh basil. Yum. We also thought that this sauce would be very good on pork chops. Thanks Mary for another keeper.

 

[Nikki G]

This meal was great it was extremely easy to make and even my picky three year old ate every bite. I did season the chicken with more than salt and pepper but that was the only variation. My whole family loved it.