Marry Me Chicken Pasta Recipe
Marry me chicken pasta is a delicious and creamy meal prepared with tender chicken breasts cooked in a rich sauce of sun-dried tomatoes, heavy cream and garlic.
Ingredients
- For the Chicken:
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Fresh basil for garnish
- For the Pasta:
- 8 oz pasta fettuccine, penne, or your choice
- Salt for pasta water
Instructions
- In a large-sized pot, add the water and bring it to boil. Cook the pasta based on the instruction of the package until firm. Drain and keep it aside.
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, warm butter or olive oil over medium flame. Add the chicken and cook until golden brown and thoroughly cooked, it may take around 6-7 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan and put it aside.
- In the similar pan, add chopped garlic and cook until smells nice for around 30 seconds. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and cook for one more minute. Pour in the chicken broth and heavy cream, mix to combine everything. Boil it gently.
- Mix in the Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese. Cook the sauce until gets thickened, it may take few minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning based on the requirement.
- Slice the cooked chicken and put it back to the pan with the sauce. Add the cooked pasta and mix everything until thoroughly coated.
- You can garnish the pasta with parmesan cheese and fresh basil. It's time to serve.