Creamy Baked Grits With Sun Dried Tomatoes Food

CHICKEN WITH CREAMY SUN DRIED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Breast: Cut chicken in half horiztonally to form 2 thin steaks.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil from sun dried tomat jar in a large skillet over high heat.
• Add the chicken and cook until golden brown on both sides - 6 minutes total for thigh or 4 minutes for breast. Remove onto a plate, keep warm.
• Add the garlic and cook for 15 seconds until light golden.
• Add wine. Bring to simmer and scrape the bottom of the skillet to mix all the brown bits into the wine.
• Let the wine simmer for 1 minute or so until the smell of alcohol is gone which means it has evaporated.
• Mix in mustard, then add the chicken broth, cream, parmesan and sun dried tomatoes.
• Bring to simmer, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened. Stir regularly to dissolve parmesan cheese.
• Taste sauce and add more salt and pepper if needed.
• Stir through basil leaves, then return chicken into pan. Spoon sauce over and simmer 1 minute.
• Serve immediately! Great served over mashed potato, Creamy Mashed Cauliflower or pasta. Or serve with bread on the side to mop up sauce!

AMAZING SUN-DRIED TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the cream and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until almost boiling, but do not boil. Add mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, and stir until melted. Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and serve over pasta with a sprinkling of pine nuts.

CREAMY SHRIMP PASTA WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add spaghetti noodles and cook until al dente (fully cooked but still firm) according to package directions, about 10 minutes. Drain well in a colander and set aside. Toss in some olive oil to keep the pasta from sticking together.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat for 2 minutes until the hot oil is sizzling hot. Add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Sauté for 5 minutes until the shrimp becomes nicely browned on both sides. Set aside on a plate.
• In the same skillet, add butter, garlic, and sun-dried tomatoes. Sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in flour and mix until well combined.
• Add heavy cream and Parmesan cheese. Stir well and bring the sauce to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium and keep stirring until thickened to a desired consistency.
• Stir in spinach and cook until softened, about 1 minute. Return the cooked shrimp to the skillet and toss well to coat.
• Add in cooked spaghetti and toss well to combine. Sprinkle fresh basil and extra Parmesan cheese on top and drizzle with olive oil if desired.

GRITS WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO PESTO AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; spray two 2 cup single-serving casseroles or baking dishes with cooking spray.
• Bring stock, butter and garlic to a boil; whisk in grits gradually until bubbling; reduce heat to moderately low, cover and simmer for 8 minutes, whisking frequently.
• Whisk in 1/2 cup half-and-half and simmer another 5 minutes, whisking frequently; add remaining half-and-half and simmer another 5 minutes,whisking often, until very thick.
• Stir in pesto and thyme; scatter the goat cheese over the surface and bake 15 minutes, until cheese softens; garnish with chives and serve immediately.

CREAMY SUN-DRIED TOMATO CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Note: if using sun-dried tomatoes in oil (in a jar), make sure to drain sun-dried tomatoes from oil, before using them. Reserve 2 tablespoons of this drained oil for sauteing as described below:
• In a large pan, on medium heat, saute garlic and sun-dried tomatoes (drained from oil) in 2 tablespoons of oil (reserved from the sun-dried tomatoes jar - see note above) for 1 minute until garlic is fragrant.
• Remove sun-dried tomatoes and garlic from the pan, leaving the olive oil in the pan.
• Add chicken breasts, halved horizontally, salted and lightly covered in paprika (for color).
• Cook the chicken on medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side.
• Cover the pan with the lid, remove from heat, and let the chicken sit, cooking in its own juices, with heat off, until completely cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
• Remove the chicken from the skillet. Chicken could have released juices - in my case it was 1/2 cup of juices. Remove the juices from the skillet, to avoid greasiness.
• To the same skillet (from which you removed the chicken and the juices), add back sun-dried tomatoes and garlic.
• Add 1 cup of heavy cream, bring to boil.
• Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, immediately reduce to simmer, constantly stirring to melt the cheese.
• Add 1 cup of milk gradually, whisking until nice and smooth, while on simmer.
• Add basil and crushed red pepper - mix to combine.
• Add cooked chicken breasts. Season with salt. Reheat until warm.

CREAMY TUSCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, warm olive oil over medium-high heat. Place flour in a small bowl or plate. Lightly sprinkle each side of the chicken breasts with kosher salt and black pepper, then dredge each side lightly through the flour. Shake off any excess, then place chicken breasts in the warm pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, just until browned and no longer pink in the center. Remove chicken to a plate and set aside.
• If the skillet is dry, add a tiny bit more olive oil, followed by the garlic. Cook for about 1 minute, just until fragrant. Add chicken broth, and scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
• Add cream, Italian seasoning, and Parmesan cheese. Cook over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently, until the sauce visibly thickens.
• Stir in spinach and sun-dried tomatoes, and simmer for 1-2 minutes, until spinach wilts.
• Add chicken back to the skillet, spoon a bit of sauce over each piece, and serve with pasta or other sides as desired.

CREAMY BAKED GRITS WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Generously butter 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Bring broth, 2 tablespoons butter, and garlic to boil in heavy medium saucepan.
• Gradually whisk in grits and return mixture to boil, whisking occasionally.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until grits are thick and almost all broth is absorbed, whisking frequently, about 8 minutes.
• Whisk in 1/2 cup cream and simmer 5 minutes, whisking occasionally.
• Whisk in remaining 1/4 cup cream and simmer until very thick, stirring often, about 5 minutes longer.
• Stir in tomatoes and thyme.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour into prepared dish.
• Sprinkle goat cheese over.
• Bake until cheese softens, about 15 minutes.
• Garnish with chives, if desired, and serve immediately.

SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• Bring water and chicken broth to boil in a medium pot and season with some salt. Add grits and lower heat to medium/medium-low heat. Cover and let it simmer for about 20 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
• Once grits is cooked, take it off the heat. Stir in butter and cheeses until melted.
• Peel and devein shrimp if needed.
• Prepare ingredients by dicing bacon into small pieces, slicing shallots, green onion, and sun-dried tomatoes, and peeling garlic.
• In a medium cooking pan, over medium heat, cook diced bacon until brown and crispy. Take out bacon bits only and set them aside.
• Add shallots and sun-dried tomatoes to the pan with bacon grease. Saute until golden.
• Smash and mince garlic and add it to the pan. Saute until fragrant.
• Add chicken broth and lemon juice to the pan. Stir and bring to simmer.
• Add shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink and opaque on one side. Flip shrimp to the other side and let it cook until that side turns pink and opaque.
• Take the pan off heat.
• Divide prepared grits among large bowls or deep plates.
• Divide bacon bits, shrimp with broth, and some green onions among the plates, over the grits.

CREAMY BAKED GRITS WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Bring broth, 2 tablespoons butter, and garlic to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Gradually whisk in grits and return mixture to boil, whisking occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until grits are thick and almost all broth is absorbed, whisking frequently, about 8 minutes. Whisk in 1/2 cup cream and simmer 5 minutes, whisking occasionally. Whisk in remaining 1/4 cup cream and simmer until very thick, stirring often, about 5 minutes longer. Stir in tomatoes and thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour into prepared dish. Sprinkle goat cheese over. Bake until cheese softens, about 15 minutes. Garnish with chives, if desired, and serve immediately.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large, deep pan over medium-high heat and add a splash of oil.
• Brown the chicken thighs on both sides until they turn a deep golden brown and are cooked 3/4 way through.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• Add a bit more oil to the pan if necessary then saute the onion until soft and glossy.
• Remove the stalks from the basil leaves and chop finely. Reserve the leaves for later.
• Add the basil stalks and garlic to the onions and saute for 30 seconds before adding the sun-dried tomatoes. Saute for another minute then pour in the chicken stock and cream.
• Allow to come to a simmer then place the chicken back in the pan and cover.
• Allow to simmer for 10-20 minutes, checking regularly to make sure the liquid hasn't cooked away (top up with more stock if necessary), until the chicken is cooked through.
• At this stage, the sauce will probably have reduced but if you want more sauce (to serve with rice, for example), add another cup of stock (and more cream if you wish) then add the cornflour and milk mixture. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes until thickened.
• Slice the basil leaves and add them to the chicken along with the lemon juice, salt and pepper before serving.

SUNDRIED TOMATO AND BASIL CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Mix all three ingredients by hand and serve as a topping to toasted bagels.

CREAMY SUN-DRIED TOMATO CHICKEN RECIPE (20 MIN!)

Steps:

• Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels and season them on both sides with sea salt and black pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts and sear for 3-8 minutes per side, until golden brown and almost cooked through (internal temperature should reach 160 degrees F). Time will vary depending on the thickness of your chicken and whether it's whole or cut into strips.
• Remove the chicken from the pan, cover with foil to keep warm, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, vigorously whisk the arrowroot powder into the chicken broth.
• Add the minced garlic to the skillet (add a little more oil if it's dry). Cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
• Add the arrowroot/broth mixture, cream, sun dried tomatoes, and half of the fresh basil. Increase the heat to bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 1-2 minutes, until the sauce thickens. Adjust salt and pepper to taste if needed.
• Add the chicken back to the pan and spoon the sauce over it. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until chicken is fully cooked through (internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F).
• Top with the remaining fresh basil before serving.