Tuscan Chicken Skillet Recipe

Calling all tomato lovers! This easy weeknight dinner has it all: sun-dried and fire-roasted tomatoes to double up on that full-bodied, savory flavor.

Add the umami from the mushrooms and the time-honored combination of garlic and herbs, and you’ve got a surefire-winning recipe, all in just a few minutes of cooking time.

The tomato-based sauce is also perfect for the meat in this recipe: chicken tenderloins are extremely lean, so cooking them in rich sauce helps add flavor and prevent them from drying out. If you’ve never cooked with tenderloins before, they’re very easy to use.

They’re essentially like little miniature breasts: extremely versatile and easy to use in pretty much whatever you want to cook (if you’ve ever eaten chicken tenders at a restaurant, you were eating the tenderloin). In fact, there’s only one real difference between a breast and a tenderloin: the tenderloin is cheaper!

With just a few minutes of prep and cooking time, this recipe would be the perfect solution to a busy evening when you don’t have a lot of time to cook or wash up a huge pile of dishes.

And it makes great leftovers, too, even for breakfast (imagine a bowl of all those delicious tomatoes with a runny poached egg on top – yum!). Make a big pan, save some for later, and enjoy all the time you’re not spending in front of the stove.

Tuscan Chicken Skillet Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 15 min COOK: 30 min

Ingredients

• 1 lb. chicken breast tenderloins;
• 1 onion, diced;
• 3 cloves garlic, minced;
• 12 oz. mushrooms, sliced;
• ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped;
• 15 oz. fire-roasted diced tomatoes;
• 1 tsp. oregano;
• ½ tsp. thyme;
• Cooking fat;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

Preparation

1. Melt some cooking fat in a large skillet placed over medium-high heat.
2. Add the chicken and brown for 3 minutes on each side.
3. Remove chicken and set aside on a plate.
4. Add some more cooking fat to the skillet if necessary.
5. Add the sliced mushrooms in a single layer and brown for a few minutes per side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
6. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 4 minutes.
7. Add the garlic and sun-dried tomatoes and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
8. Stir in the diced tomatoes, oregano, thyme, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
9. Transfer the chicken back to the pan.
10. Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 10 to 12 minutes.
11. Return the mushrooms to the pan, combine well, adjust the seasoning if needed, and serve.

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Tuscan Chicken Skillet Recipe

A one-pan dinner recipe with a simple, savory Italian seasoning.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 237 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb. chicken breast tenderloins
• 1 onion diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 12 oz. mushrooms sliced
• ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped
• 15 oz. fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp. oregano
• ½ tsp. thyme
• Cooking fat
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Melt some cooking fat in a large skillet placed over medium-high heat.
  Cooking fat
• Add the chicken and brown for 3 minutes on each side.
  1 lb. chicken breast tenderloins
• Remove chicken and set aside on a plate.
• Add some more cooking fat to the skillet if necessary.
• Add the sliced mushrooms in a single layer and brown for a few minutes per side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  12 oz. mushrooms
• Add the onion and cook until soft, about 4 minutes.
  1 onion
• Add the garlic and sun-dried tomatoes and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
  3 cloves garlic, ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes
• Stir in the diced tomatoes, oregano, thyme, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  15 oz. fire-roasted diced tomatoes, 1 tsp. oregano, ½ tsp. thyme, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Transfer the chicken back to the pan.
• Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• Return the mushrooms to the pan, combine well, adjust the seasoning if needed, and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 237kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 30gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 329mgPotassium: 1300mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 630IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 118mgIron: 13mg

Keyword chicken, skillet, tuscan-style

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