Marry Me Chicken Pasta

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Marry Me Chicken Pasta

This Marry Me Chicken pasta is ready in 25 minutes! It's perfect for weeknights, packed with juicy chicken and tender pasta tossed in a creamy sauce with sundried tomatoes, parmesan, and herbs.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: marry me chicken pasta

Servings: servings

Author: Katerina | Diethood

Equipment

Large Frying Pan

Ingredients

For the chicken pasta:

½ tablespoon olive oil
¾ pound boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
8 ounces fusilli or penne pasta

For the sauce:

1½ tablespoons butter unsalted
2 cloves garlic minced
1½ tablespoons flour
1 cup heavy cream
⅓ cup reserved pasta water from the cooked pasta
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
½ cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Prepare the chicken and pasta:

Cook the chicken. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Next, heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and season it to taste with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken until golden. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
Cook the pasta. Meanwhile, cook your pasta in a pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain the pasta and reserve 1/3 cup of the pasta water.

Make the sauce:

Sauté. Add butter to the same skillet where you cooked the chicken. Heat the butter over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, for 20 seconds.
Make a roux. Add the flour and cook while stirring for 1-2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the heavy cream and reserved pasta water.
Add the flavor. Stir in the Italian seasoning, parmesan, and sun-dried tomatoes.
Put it all together. Place the chicken back into the skillet and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Add the drained pasta to the prepared sauce and stir to combine.
Serve. Garnish your Marry Me Chicken pasta with fresh basil and serve it warm.

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