{"id":3343,"date":"2026-04-09T00:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3343"},"modified":"2026-04-09T00:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:41:20","slug":"marry-me-chicken-creamy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/marry-me-chicken-creamy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Marry Me Chicken Creamy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Marry Me Chicken Creamy, Flavor-Packed Chicken Thighs<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>For the Chicken:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>6 chicken thighs (bone-in or boneless)<\/li>\n<li>Onion powder (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>Garlic powder (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>Cajun seasoning (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>Black pepper (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>Paprika (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>Italian herbs (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For the Sauce:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tbsp butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp fresh minced garlic<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp chili flakes (optional, for heat)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Season the Chicken<\/strong><br \/>\nPat chicken thighs dry and season generously with all the spices (onion powder, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, pepper, paprika, and Italian herbs).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sear the Chicken<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.<br \/>\nAdd chicken and sear for about 5\u20137 minutes per side until golden brown.<br \/>\nRemove and set aside (they don\u2019t need to be fully cooked yet).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the Sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the same pan, reduce heat to medium.<br \/>\nAdd butter and minced garlic, saut\u00e9 for about 1 minute until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deglaze<\/strong><br \/>\nPour in chicken broth and scrape up all the flavorful bits from the pan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creamy Base<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, chili flakes, salt, and pepper.<br \/>\nStir until smooth and slightly thickened.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Sun-Dried Tomatoes<\/strong><br \/>\nMix them into the sauce for that signature rich flavor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combine &amp; Simmer<\/strong><br \/>\nReturn chicken to the pan.<br \/>\nSpoon sauce over the top, cover, and simmer for 10\u201315 minutes until chicken is fully cooked and tender.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving Ideas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve over pasta<\/li>\n<li>With mashed potatoes<\/li>\n<li>Or rice\u00a0 to soak up that creamy sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For extra flavor, use oil from the sun-dried tomatoes jar<\/li>\n<li>Add spinach at the end for a fresh twist<\/li>\n<li>Boneless chicken cooks faster if you\u2019re in a hurry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Marry Me Chicken Creamy, Flavor-Packed Chicken Thighs \u00a0Ingredients For the Chicken: 6 chicken thighs (bone-in or boneless) Onion powder (to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3343"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3345,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343\/revisions\/3345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}