Chicken Breasts with Brown Butter-Garlic Tomato Sauce

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Chicken

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 3/4 tsp. kosher salt, divided
  • 3/4 tsp. black pepper, divided
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil, divided
  • 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 6 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 2 cups halved grape tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp. fresh parsley leaves

Directions

  1. Place chicken breasts on a cutting board; pound to a 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small, heavy skillet. Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper.

  2. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add chicken to pan; cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from pan; keep warm. Do not wipe pan clean.

  3. Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining 1 tbsp. oil, remaining 1/4 tsp. salt, remaining 1/4 tsp. pepper, butter, and garlic to drippings in pan; cook 2 minutes or until butter just begins to brown, stirring frequently. Stir in tomatoes; cook 2 minutes or until tomatoes are wilted. Spoon tomato mixture over chicken; sprinkle with parsley.

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