Garlic Tomato Basil Chicken is quick to whip up without compromising on flavour!
Tomato and basil are a match made in heaven as it is. However, mix them together with some garlic and pan seared chicken breasts, and you have the best buttery, blistered tomatoes and garlic flavours in this Garlic Tomato Basil Chicken recipe!
With basil being on sale all week this week at our local grocery store, this chicken recipe was meant to be. And it’s so freaking simple, I have no pointers, no words of advice, nada. It really is as simple as it reads, but just as delicious as it looks!
I chose to keep the flavour of the chicken breasts simple by seasoning them with salt, pepper and garlic powder. You can, of course, add any extra seasoning you wish. Once the chicken is placed back into the pan with the buttery, blistered tomatoes and garlic flavours, you may find that THAT is where all the flavour is!
Oh! I DO have ONE pointer! Serve with a balsamic glaze for an even DELICIOUS finger lickin’ chicken!
For similar recipes, try these:
Creamy Tomato Chicken Drumsticks
Mozzarella Chicken in Tomato Sauce
Cheesy Chicken and Roasted Tomato Mozzarella
Garlic Tomato Basil Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts fillets skinless and boneless
- 1 pinch salt to season
- 1 pinch pepper to season
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon butter divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil divided
- 2 cups grape tomatoes halved
- ¼ cup fresh basil shredded
- 1 ½ tablespoons garlic minced, or 6 large cloves of garlic
Instructions
- Lightly pound chicken breasts between 2 sheets of parchment paper until they are all the same thickness. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Heat 2 teaspoons of oil and 2 teaspoons of butter in a skillet or pan over medium-high heat. Fry breasts on both sides until golden browned and completely cooked through (about 5-6 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of your fillets). Once cooked, transfer to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
- Heat remaining butter and oil in the pan. Fry garlic until fragrant (about one minute). Add the tomatoes and cook for two minutes, or until they just begin to soften. Turn off the heat and stir through basil.
- Season with any extra salt and pepper, if needed. Add the chicken back into the pan, and spoon the pan juices and tomato/garlic mixture all over the chicken!
- Perfect to serve with a salad, garlic bread, rice or pasta! Serve with balsamic glaze for extra flavour! (Use store bought, or bring ½ cup balsamic vinegar to a simmer over low heat until thickened.)
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Tiffany says
This was delicious! I had so many tomatoes from our garden and we are leaving for vacation tomorrow so I wanted to use them up. We also added Burrata cheese and a drizzle of balsamic glaze. Definitely use fresh garlic! So much better than the store bought that comes chopped. Very easy and simple recipe
Thank you!
Karen says
I don’t comment on recipes very often but this was delicious. I used less tomatoes because I was afraid my boys (who don’t like tomatoes) would complain but they LOVED it. Everyone (my husband, four kids, and a visiting friend) wanted more but there was none left. Great job with this recipe!!
Kathleen Rodriguez says
Just made this recipe for dinner. Amazing!! Thank you for sharing absolutely delicious!