Pre-sliced sun-dried tomatoes add panache to practically any recipe with amazing ease.
Heres how I use them.
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The term Marry Me Chicken is nothing new.
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More importantly, the dish, which features chicken cutlets in cream sauce,reintroduced sun-dried tomatoesinto my life.
All things that are delicious, but that I strongly associate with my tweens and teens.
Why do I love the TJs version so much?
First of all, theres the price.
At $4.49 for 8.5 ounces, I get several servings for very little.
My sun-dried tomato consumption may have been accelerated by Marry Me Chicken, but it hasnt ended there.
Ive cooked my way through our collection of22 of Our Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce Recipes.
But I always go back to EatingWell recipes.
I recently tried theSun-Dried Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Quicheand loved the balance of creamy and intensely tomatoey flavors.
Ive even tried adding them tomy favorite vegetablein the form ofRoasted Brussels Sprouts with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto.
Yes, a pesto.
And theres excellent news.
Sun-dried tomatoes have some of thehighest levels of lycopeneof any food.
Lycopene is a strong antioxidant, known to potentially lower inflammation, improving heart health.
That same compound may also aid in cancer prevention.
There’s just something so special about these healthy sun-dried tomatoes.
Its the ingredient that makes my husband wish he could marry me all over again.
And while I appreciate what it does for our heart health, I’m in love with its versatility.
Thats why I never leave Trader Joes without it.
U.S. Department of Agriculture FoodData Central.Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained.
