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Creamy Feta & Tomato Chicken

If your chicken dinners are leaning toward being less-than-exciting, then this creamy feta and tomato chicken skillet will be the one to amp them up. The key is building the flavor in the skillet, starting with the bacon and ending with adding a sprinkle of feta.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 8 oz. each)
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 10 oz. cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1/3 c. dry white wine
  • 1/2 c. drained chopped sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1/2 c. heavy cream
  • 1/2 c. low-sodium chicken broth
  • 4 oz. sheep's milk feta
  • 1/3 c. halved pitted Kalamata olives
  • Chopped fresh parsley leaves, for serving

Directions

  1. Step 1In a cold, large, high-sided skillet, arrange bacon in a single layer. Cook over medium heat, turning halfway through, until crisp and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a plate.
  2. Step 2Drain all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat. Return skillet to medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown and no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Transfer to another plate.
  3. Step 3In same skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Cook garlic, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste and Italian seasoning until well combined. Add cherry tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes just start to wilt, about 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-high, pour in wine, and cook, stirring occasionally, until almost reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
  4. Step 4Stir in sun-dried tomatoes, cream, and broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and return chicken and any accumulated juices to skillet. Crumble feta into skillet, then add olives; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes more.
  5. Step 5Top with parsley. Using your hands, crumble bacon over.