This Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken is great for those watching their saturated fat intake. The creaminess of the sauce is from low fat buttermilk and almond butter.
Craving flavor, craving gravy, yet trying to stay away from gluten, grains or simply empty calories, not a problem. This rich & creamy chicken dish is certainly comfort food, and it sure packs a lot of flavor. The sauce is mostly sun dried tomatoes and buttermilk, so it has a tangy taste. The buttermilk is also deceptively rich, considering how low in fat and calories it is, teamed with almond butter to provide some healthy satisfying fat and help thicken the sauce, it reads like a decadent rich gravy, but is really very healthy.
If you are looking for a similar recipe, but with cream. I also have a Keto Tuscan Chicken recipe made in an Instant Pot.
I served it over some buttermilk mashed potatoes here, simply because I was craving the potatoes, but this chicken recipe could be served with most anything. I sometimes slice the chicken into bite sized pieces, which cooks a bit quicker (simmer uncovered). This sauce has become sort of a staple in my house.
I also use dry pack sun-dried tomatoes in my popular Onion Tomato Jam Crostini recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon oregano thyme if you prefer
- ½ cup sun dried tomato dry packed, sliced
- 1 lb boneless chicken breasts
- ½ cup low fat buttermilk
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 2 tbs almond butter
Instructions
- Heat oil in large skillet over med heat. Once hot add the garlic, sun dried tomato and oregano. saute until garlic is soft.
- Add chicken and saute until outside is cooked.
- Whisk together the buttermilk, stock and almond butter, then pour our chicken in pan. Cover and simmer for 6-7 minutes, then uncover and cook another 6-7 minutes to thicken sauce*.
- Serve over your choice of starch or vegetable.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
I just love sundried tomatoes on most everything. This looks great as all your recipes do!
Donna says
I need to make that for dinner, soon. It looks so tasty!
Donna says
Just wanted to say that I tried this a couple days ago and we loved it!
Kelsey Apley says
Sounds like a good recipe. My husband is a huge fan of tomatoes so I can see him enjoying this!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
This sounds amazing. It would be perfect for a romantic dinner in with Chris!!
Penelope Guzman (NYC Blogger) says
I just picked up sun dried tomatoes, I love them! This looks so good!
Angela says
This Healthy Chicken in Rich & Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Gravy sounds amazing! I can't wait to try it. Love that it's grain free and I love sun dried tomatoes.
Raijean says
This looks amazing! Got to try it!
TerriAnn @ Cookies & Clogs says
Love this recipe. I haven't used buttermilk before but I'm sure it would give a richer flavor than just using milk.
Tammy Litke (@threedifferent) says
This sounds so good. I'm going to have to put it on the menu for next week!
vanessa: thequeenofswag says
This looks delish. My family loves recipes that are creamy. I'll be sure to try this one.
Lolo says
That looks so tasty! I love that it has tomatoes in it.
HilLesha says
Even though I don't do chicken (just the fake variety), that looks amazing! I might try this out with Gardein's Meatless Chick’n Scallopini to see how it turns out. 🙂
Toni says
Me being Italian, I am big fan of tomato sauces, so I will definitely have to try to check this out.
Mickey says
That creamy sun-dried tomato sauce sounds amazing! We'll definitely have to try this.
Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy.com says
That gravy looks soo rich! Wish I could try a bit right now.
Shell Feis says
This looks SO good! My husband's doing dairy-free right now, but once that's over this is one of the first things I'm making.
Blair @ The Seasoned Mom says
This looks delicious! Can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Penny @ The Comforts of Home says
This sounds delicious! I would love it if you share it at my Tasty Tuesday linky party going on now!
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