Close-up of Tomato Butter Chicken, as seen on Mary Makes It Easy S2
Recipe courtesy of Mary Berg

Tomato Butter Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 1 hr (includes cooling and resting times)
  • Active: 30 min
  • Yield: 4 servings
Bring the tomato flavor to this delicious Indian-inspired dish.

Ingredients

Tomato Butter:

Directions

  1. Heat your oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Heat a large cast-iron or oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil to heat and sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the pan skin-side down as well as the whole garlic cloves and sear until the chicken is golden brown, about 5 minutes.
  3. Turn off the heat, flip the chicken over and dollop about 2 tablespoons of the tomato butter onto each chicken breast. Nestle in the tomatoes on the vine, sprinkle with salt and pepper and transfer the pan to the oven. Cook until the chicken is fully cooked through to 165 degrees F, 12 to 15 minutes.
  4. Set aside the chicken to rest for 5 minutes, then squeeze over the juice of the lemon and scatter the parsley and oregano on top. Serve with crusty bread.

Tomato Butter:

  1. For the tomato butter: Set your broiler to high, add the diced tomatoes to a rimmed baking sheet and broil until lightly charred, 10 minutes. Set aside and allow the tomatoes to cool to room temperature.
  2. When cool, transfer the tomatoes and any juices to the bowl of a food processor. Cut the butter into cubes and add to the food processor along with the parsley and oregano and season with salt and pepper. Blitz until smooth and well combined, about 20 seconds. Set aside 1/2 cup of the tomato butter for the chicken. Transfer the remaining butter to a container or shape into a log and wrap in plastic wrap and store in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Cook’s Note

If you do not have cherry tomatoes to nestle in with the chicken, any roughly chopped and seeded tomatoes will work in their place.