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Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

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Creamy sauce built around sun-dried tomatoes – or just a simple paste! – is perfect for smothering fish or chicken. | mountaincravings.com
Creamy sauce built around sun-dried tomatoes – or just a simple paste! – is perfect for smothering fish or chicken.

Here’s your weeknight dinner answer for the next forever. We’re not going for gourmet, but it would be cool if we can check off a couple different food groups instead of just putting cheese on a tortilla and calling it a quesadilla again. Just me?

A creamy sauce built around sun-dried tomatoes dresses up fish, chicken, or whatever else is hanging out in your freezer. Even better, you can make a quick paste from pantry ingredients and spices instead of heading to the store for a little jar of sun-dried tomatoes. Add roasted broccoli for some green goodness and you’ve got a real meal on the table in 15 minutes, well done!

Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Sun-dried tomatoes are crazy good but also crazy expensive. A little jar that’s half full of oil can run over $6, and let me tell you that I can easily make that disappear in a single meal. Sometimes the splurge is definitely worth it, other times I’m perfectly happy to cheat a little bit.

I fell in love with (not) Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce from Budget Bytes years ago and it has a permanent place in my fridge. I’ve updated it a little here and there, but the basics are the same and you won’t even miss the real thing in busy recipes.

Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

I’ve scaled down my version of the (not) sun-dried paste below, but I really recommend making a full batch from Beth’s original recipe to have on hand! Like pesto, just a spoonful can really make a dish so much more flavorful. I love it stirred into eggs, as a pizza sauce base, and tossed with balsamic to make vinaigrette.

Creamy sauce built around sun-dried tomatoes – or just a simple paste! – is perfect for smothering fish or chicken.
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Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Creamy sauce built around sun-dried tomatoes – or just a simple paste! – is perfect for smothering fish or chicken.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Sauces, Dips, & Spreads
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 69kcal
Author: Mountain Cravings

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes minced, or paste (below)
  • 2 T. butter
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth
  • salt to taste
  • 1/3 cup plain greek yogurt

Instructions

  • Heat sun-dried tomatoes or paste over medium heat in a large skillet.
  • Add butter and garlic. Stir until butter has melted and garlic is soft.
  • Pour in chicken broth and stir until fully combined. Add salt to taste.
  • Remove the skillet from heat. Fold in greek yogurt until the sauce is a creamy rose color.
  • Serve over fish or chicken.
Creamy sauce built around sun-dried tomatoes – or just a simple paste! – is perfect for smothering fish or chicken.
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Cheater’s Sun-Dried Tomato Paste

Creamy sauce built around sun-dried tomatoes – or just a simple paste! – is perfect for smothering fish or chicken.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Sauces, Dips, & Spreads
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 8
Calories: 41kcal
Author: Mountain Cravings

Ingredients

  • 2 T. olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 t. oregano
  • 1 t. basil
  • 1 t. rosemary
  • 1/2 t. thyme
  • 1/2 t. red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1 t. honey

Instructions

  • Heat the olive oil over medium low heat in a large skillet.
  • Saute garlic, herbs, and red pepper flakes until fragrant. Garlic should be soft but not browned.
  • Stir in tomato paste and honey. It will take several minutes for the oil and paste to combine; just keep mashing them together.
  • To continue making cream sauce, continue cooking in the same skillet.
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15 March 2016 Tagged With: Gluten Free, Italian, Low Carb, Sauces Dips & Spreads, Under 30 Minutes, Vegetarian

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