Marry Me Chicken Pasta
Marry Me Chicken earned its name because the creamy sun-dried tomato and parmesan sauce is supposedly so good it will inspire a marriage proposal at the dinner table. This pasta version of the TikTok sensation adds rigatoni to make it a complete one-pan meal that lives up to every bit of its romantic reputation.
Creamy sun-dried tomato parmesan sauce over seared chicken and pasta is the dinner so delicious it inspired a marriage proposal legend.
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Instructions
Sear the Chicken
Season the butterflied chicken breasts generously with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil from the sun-dried tomato jar in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken for 4 to 5 minutes per side until golden and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
Build the Sauce
In the same skillet reduce heat to medium and add the minced garlic to the remaining oil. Cook for 60 seconds until fragrant then add the sun-dried tomatoes and stir for another minute. Pour in the heavy cream and stir to combine scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
Finish the Sauce
Reduce the cream sauce for 3 to 4 minutes until slightly thickened then stir in the grated parmesan until fully melted and smooth. Slice the rested chicken and return it to the sauce. Meanwhile cook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente and reserve one cup of pasta water before draining.
Combine and Serve
Add the drained pasta directly to the sauce in the skillet and toss everything together over low heat adding pasta water a splash at a time until the sauce coats every piece of rigatoni. Serve immediately topped with extra parmesan and fresh basil leaves.
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