This delicious Creamy Keto Tuscan Chicken Recipe (also know as Marry Me Chicken) is made with perfectly seasoned and pan-seared chicken breasts, simmered in a velvety sauce made with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, garlic, red onions, heavy cream and parmesan cheese. Best of all, this dish only dirties one pan and can be made in just 30 minutes. One taste, and it will be love at first bite. (keto, low carb, gluten free) It's the perfect high protein chicken recipe.
Ingredients in Keto Tuscan Chicken
Ingredients Notes
How to Make Keto Marry Me Chicken (a.k.a Low Carb Tuscan Chicken)
Step by Step Instructions
STEP 1: Season the chicken generously on both sides with salt and pepper. Sprinkle over paprika and onion powder.
STEP 2: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken on both sides until golden brown, about 4 minutes each side. Remove the chicken from the pan, cover and set aside.
STEP 3: To the same pan, add the butter. Once the butter is melted, add the onions and sauté until tender. Add the garlic, and sauté until fragrant.
STEP 4: Deglaze the pan with the white wine and chicken broth and use a rubber spatula to scrape up and mix in any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan.
STEP 5: Add the sun-dried tomatoes to the pan and cook for 2 minutes.
STEP 6: Add the heavy cream to the pan, bring to a slow boil, and then reduce the heat to low and simmer. Stir in the grated parmesan cheese until it is melted into the sauce. Taste, and add more salt and pepper, if desired.
STEP 7: Add the spinach to the sauce and let cook until it is wilted down and tender.
STEP 8: Add the chicken back to the pan and spoon the sauce over the top.
Recipe Tips and Variations for Keto Tuscan Chicken
Frequently Asked Questions
This is delicious served over top of roasted vegetables, Shirataki noodles, or even rice, mashed potatoes or pasta if you aren't concerned with carb count.
Personally, I do not like freezing cream based recipes. But if you do freeze it, I recommend adding a little extra cream and chicken stock to help bring the sauce back to life.
What to Serve with The Best Tuscan Chicken Recipe
Keto Side Dish Recipes
Creamy Keto Tuscan Chicken (Marry Me Chicken)
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This delicious Creamy Keto Tuscan Chicken Recipe (also know as Marry Me Chicken) is made with perfectly seasoned and pan-seared chicken breasts, simmered in a velvety sauce made with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, garlic, red onions, heavy cream and parmesan cheese. Best of all, this dish only dirties one pan and can be made in just 30 minutes. (keto, low carb, gluten free)
Ingredients
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- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (4 total) (I get my organic, free range chicken here)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika (I use these spices) code kyndraholley for 10% off
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (I use this brand) code kyndraholley for $5 off
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- ¾ cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- ½ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 4 cups baby spinach
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
- Crushed red pepper flakes, for garnish
- ⅛ cup shredded parmesan cheese, for serving
Instructions
- Season the chicken generously on both sides with salt and pepper. Sprinkle over paprika and onion powder.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken on both sides until golden brown, about 4 minutes each side. Remove the chicken from the pan, cover and set aside.
- To the same pan, add the butter. Once the butter is melted, add the onions and sauté until tender. Add the garlic, and sauté until fragrant.
- Deglaze the pan with the white wine and chicken stock and use a rubber spatula to scrape up and mix in any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes to the pan and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the heavy cream to the pan, bring to a slow boil, and then reduce the heat to low and simmer. Stir in the grated parmesan cheese until it is melted into the sauce. Taste, and add more salt and pepper, if desired.
- Add the spinach to the sauce and let cook until it is wilted down and tender.
- Add the chicken back to the pan and spoon the sauce over the top.
- Garnish with fresh parsley, red pepper flakes and parmesan.
Notes
- Net carbs per serving: 7.8g
- Storage: Store leftover keto marry me chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Reheating: I recommend reheating this in a pan on the stovetop. Adding a splash of chicken stock will help bring it back to life.
- Change up the protein: This recipe is also delicious make with chicken, pork, salmon, or even shrimp.
- Dry white wine: I like to use a sauvignon blanc, pino gris, or even a chardonnay. The white wine in this creamy keto tuscan chicken recipe adds a subtle acidity and brightness. While all the alcohol cooks off, if you are not a fan of cooking with wine, you can substitute more chicken stock.
- Make it dairy free: For a dairy free tuscan chicken recipe, substitute the heavy cream for full fat coconut milk and the parmesan cheese for a dairy free cheese alternative.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Chicken Recipes
- Method: Saute
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 767
- Fat: 58g
- Carbohydrates: 10.5
- Fiber: 2.7g
- Protein: 44.5
Tracy says
I decided to elevate the recipe by first browning 6 slices of chopped bacon in the pan. The cooked bacon was aside and the bacon grease was used to brown the chicken. The cooked bacon was added back in at the end. DEFINITELY WOULD MAKE AGAIN JUST LIKE THIS!
Amiee says
What a wonderful recipe! it was perfect beautiful flavors.. the only thing I have to say about the chicken.Was it said to cook four minutes on each side?But it was still raw. so I would recommend pounding it out cooking it a little longer to make sure it's completely done. Other than that it was yummy and a beautiful presentation.
Tracy Andrews says
I love this Tuscan chicken!
ME says
I've made the original "Marry Me Chicken" many times... yet with a new year comes new efforts to... ahem... recenter our focus on watching the carbs. This recipe is perfect and honestly, just as good as the original. I pounded out the breasts a bit to even thickness, but other than that, followed recipe exactly. So good even my hubs and son who aren't watching their weight liked it. Thanks!
Nickie says
My family loves this recipe. Since we are not following a keto diet, we served this with rice. It was devoured by all. We do have some in our family who are not fond of onions, so even though I doubled the recipe, I only used half an onion and added an extra sprinkle of onion powder instead. And I used a combination of boneless breasts and boneless thighs. The flavor was still perfect. Thank you for the recipe!
Tammi says
Delicious... Even my pickiest eater was happy tonight 😉
Kathy C says
This was superb. I wanted to marry myself after I ate it! Garnished with a little sweet basil and used half the amount of sun-dried tomatoes to cut the carbs a teeny bit more. Can’t wait for leftovers! Thanks!!
Matthew says
Maybe it was because we used thick chicken breasts, but after adding the chicken back to the pan, I needed to cover it and simmer ten more minutes, flipping halfway through, in order to fully cook the meat.
Four minutes per side for searing isn’t enough to fully cook the chicken by itself.
Absolutely delicious recipe!
Kathy says
Used boneless skinless thighs instead of chicken breast. This was absolutely delicious!!! This recipe is a keeper❤️