Food and Recipes Meat Chicken Recipes Our Most Popular Dinner Recipe Of 2024 So Far It'll make you wanna get down on one knee... By Josh Miller Josh Miller Josh Miller is a writer, editor, recipe developer, and food stylist who has been writing about Southern food and working in the publishing industry for the past 20 years. His work has appeared in Southern Living, Food & Wine, Cooking Light, Taste of the South, and Southern Cast Iron magazines. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on August 11, 2024 In This Article View All In This Article What Is Marry Me Chicken? Where It Got Its Name Why It's So Good What Reviewers Are Saying Close Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox We make and taste a ton of delicious recipes every year in the Southern Living Test Kitchen, but every now and then a recipe comes along and knocks our socks off. Thus is the case with this easy, saucy chicken skillet dinner. It's a true weeknight wonder we call Marry Me Chicken. Get the recipe What Is Marry Me Chicken? Marry Me Chicken is a blissfully saucy, one-skillet chicken dinner that marries the flavors of garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, white wine, salty Parmesan cheese, and a splash of heavy cream to transform boneless skinless chicken breasts into a wow-worthy weeknight dinner. Why Is It Called Marry Me Chicken? Although the origin of the recipe has been lost to history, rumors claim that a young Southern gentleman whipped up this recipe to convince his college sweetheart to marry him. What Makes Marry Me Chicken So Good? While it's the sum of all the ingredients married together that makes this chicken dinner a winner, one ingredient in particular stands out as the most crucial—good sun-dried tomatoes. Deeply savory, they take this skillet supper from great to outstanding. Sun-Dried Tomatoes Are The Retro Ingredient You Need To Revisit What Reviewers Are Saying About Marry Me Chicken Let's be honest—when folks review recipes, they can sometimes be unfair. They'll change 8 ingredients and then claim the recipe didn't work. Or, they won't make the recipe but will give it one star because it calls for onions and they don't like onions (sigh). However, Marry Me Chicken has been getting RAVE reviews. Here are just a few: "Recipe is amazing! I tried another one and it wasn't nearly as good. The white wine makes a huge difference." "Made it last night for dinner. Absolutely delicious ❤️" "Excellent! I will double the liquids next time as I served it over angel hair . Family loved the sauce and wanted more of it over the pasta." So, what are you waiting for? Say "I most certainly do" to this super-easy, extremely saucy, crowd-pleasing recipe for Marry Me Chicken. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit