Creamy Red Pepper Chicken
This creamy red pepper chicken recipe is packed with flavor! The sauce is creamy and saucy and chicken is soft and juicy. This recipe is easy, quick, requires one skillet, and a perfect weeknight recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken breast
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced or diced finely
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- ¼ cup sun dried tomatoes
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 2-3 tablespoon tomato paste
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ⅓ cup parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
Instructions
- In a skillet, add avocado or olive oil over medium heat. Add the chicken breast and cook until both sides are golden brown and remove from the pan.
- In the same pan, add diced onion and cook until they start to soften and add the garlic and cook for additional 30 seconds to one minute.
- Add the sliced bell peppers and cook until they start to soften. Add the sun dried tomatoes, tomato paste and chicken stock and stir. Add dried thyme, dried oregano, salt & pepper.
- Then add the cheese and coconut milk and bring to simmer. Once the sauce starts to simmer add the chicken back to the skillet and cover and let it cook. The chicken needs to fully cook and internal temperature should reach 165 degrees F. Serve over pasta or rice and enjoy!